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From: pschwart@vms.macc.wisc.edu (Paul Schwartz)
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Subject: Re: AMI BIOS & Hard Drives
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Date: 13 Nov 90 21:20:26 GMT
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In article <#^&^AY^@rpi.edu>, coxs@pawl.rpi.edu (Sean Cox) writes...

> 
>       Does anyone know if it's possible to "program" the AMI BIOS to
>  accept a hard drive other than the 40-odd disks they have preset? I
>  have a Seagate drive that isn't listed in the docs I have, and no 
>  comparable drive (sectors & heads) is listed. BTW, the BIOS I have is
>  for a newly purchased '386.
>       Thanks in advance.
> 

    Option 47 should be the user definable setting.


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