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From: wbonner@eecs.wsu.edu (Wim Bonner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: hard disk add-on
Message-ID: <1990Oct19.164657.2729@eecs.wsu.edu>
Date: 19 Oct 90 16:46:57 GMT
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In article <50654@unix.cis.pitt.edu> wct1@unix.cis.pitt.edu (William C Tom) writes:
>hard disk space.  I am considering getting a hard-drive-on-a -card,
>such as the "Plus Hardcard".  Has anyone had experience with this
>type of drive?  Also, what is the difference between the
>"Hardcard" and the "Hardcard II"?

I've used a Plus Hardcard 40 in my XT for about 3 years now.  I bought
it because it would completely fit in one slot of my machine, and I would
not need to remove any floppy drives to install it.

The only problems I've had with it there was once when I was installing 
some other hardware in the machine, the card stopped functioning.  The card
was just over a year old at the time, and the tech I talked with on the phone
agreed to replace the card under warranty.  

Overall I've been pleased with the card for that application.  
I now have an AT as well though, and tried to put the card into the AT as
a second drive.  Everything works fine under DOS, it is viewed as drive D.

I tried to boot OS/2 though, and was not able to access the drive.  I talked
with PLus about this, and they said that there was no way to make the card
work under OS/2.  I expect the same would go of Unix, or any non/DOS 
operating system.

He did offer to let me upgrade tp a plus HardCard II which would be able
to be recognized unde OS/2.  

The hardcard II has a 16 bit slot requirement, and so is designed for ATs
only.  It comes in both 40 and 80 meg sizes.  

Hope this helps.

Wim.