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From: bstone@convex.com (Barry Stone)
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Subject: Re: Northgate, was: Wells American?
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Date: 27 Nov 90 15:14:17 GMT
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I have recently acquired a Compaq Portable Computer, a Seagate
ST251-1, and a Western Digital hard disk controller (says F300
WDXT-GEN2 on the card), all without documentation.  I am trying to get
them to play together.

When I plug the controller into the PC, it won't boot from the
existing floppy and floppy controller.  Is the WD controller a floppy
controller as well as a hard disk controller?  How do I cable it up to
the hard disk and one floppy drive?

Can I daisy-chain the hard disk to the floppy with the 34-wire ribbon
cable that the floppy uses?  Do I need to change any jumpers on the
hard disk?  Which connector does the 20-wire ribbon cable go to on the
controller?  Do there need to be any jumpers set on the 4-pin jumper
block on the controller?

Thanks for any and all help.