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From: 6500spyk@ucsbuxa.ucsb.edu (Chris Brooks)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Re: How do I make *OLD* AT know about 3.5" drives?
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Date: 31 Oct 90 19:00:59 GMT
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In article <1990Oct31.133357.29531@ivucsb.sba.ca.us> todd@ivucsb.sba.ca.us (Todd Day) writes:

>I have an old 6MHz original AT at work and want to know how I
>can update the CMOS so that it knows about 3.5" drives.  It
>appears that these drives were not around when the AT was first
>made and therefore not included in the setup program.
>So, is there some program out there I can use to program the CMOS
>so that Norton Format will know about the 3.5 drive?

I looks as if you need to update your BIOS chip.  I had to do the same
when I purchased a 3.5" high density drive for my Tandy 3000HL.  The chip
was only about $25 and is easy to install yourself.  After I updated the
BIOS, setup immediately recognized the drive and so did other software
I was using.
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Christopher L. Brooks                               6500spyk@ucsbuxa.bitnet
UC - Santa Barbara                                  brooks@faulty.ucsb.edu