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From: ill@uni-paderborn.de (Markus Illenseer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: Two HD controllers on a PC?
Message-ID: <1990Aug28.211140.6505@uni-paderborn.de>
Date: 28 Aug 90 21:11:40 GMT
References: <1990Aug13.045751.6955@odin.corp.sgi.com> <1990Aug14.123053.19271@cbnewsi.att.com>
Organization: Uni-GH Paderborn, West Germany
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dmk@cbnewsi.att.com (daniel.m.kuster..jr) writes:

>In article <1990Aug13.045751.6955@odin.corp.sgi.com> close@cygnus.com (Diane Barlow Close) writes:
>>I have an old PC-class machine that I decided to add a hard card to (a Plus
>>10 meg hardcard).  I want to continue to use the original hard drive, a Xebec
>>9710H 10 meg drive and controller.  That's the problem -- the two drives/
>>controllers don't get along at all together.  With both plugged in the
>>machine refuses to even boot.  Since the power-on diagnostics run fine, this
>>is not a power problem.

> Stuff deleted

>>Thanks.
>>--
>>Diane Barlow Close
>>	close@lunch.wpd.sgi.com
>>	also 	close@cygnus.com
>>	I'm at lunch today.  :-)

>I have the exact same problem with an AT&T 6386 SX.  In my case,
>the hard disk controller that came with the system is built in to
>the motherboard.  If anyone knows how to add a hard card to such a
>system please post a reply.  I suspect that only one hard disk controller
>can exist in the computer at a time (but I could be wrong :-) ).

>Thanks,
>dan k.
>dmk@lcuxlf.ATT.COM

Sorry, but the problem is, that Diane has an old PC (8 Bit), and in this case,
it is sometimes possible to use two Controllers. Problem: They all use the
same address...

In the case of dan's AT:
Use SCSI Hostadaptor !!! This can be run with normal MFM/RLL controllers,
and you can connect upto 7 hard-drives !!!!

Any Questions so far ?
Hope not, mail me...

CU. Markus

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