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From: peter@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu (Peter Wu)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Re: Hard disk question
Message-ID: <1990Aug2.172725.3785@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu>
Date: 2 Aug 90 17:27:25 GMT
References: <3779@altos86.Altos.COM>
Reply-To: peter@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu (Peter Wu)
Organization: Columbia University
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In article <3779@altos86.Altos.COM> alex@altos86.Altos.COM (Alex Win) writes:
>I'm having problem adding a Maxtor XT-2190 (190Mb ST-506/15 heads,
>1224 cyls) hard disk to my Everex 286 AT model 1800-0 (8MHz).  I'm
>using the Adaptec RLL (ACB-2370) hard disk controller and have
>upgraded the system BIOS to the latest Phoenix version.

From what I heard ... only the AMI bios will allow the Adaptec
adapters to be used with "wierd" drives.  Adaptec can modify the ROM
drive table to use almost any drive but all except the AMI bios will
not allow it to.

>Thanks in advance.
>
>-- 
>                         Alex Win  (alex@Altos.COM)
>                           Altos Computer Systems
>                   2641 Orchard Pkwy, San Jose, CA  95134

Pedro Quien?