Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sdd.hp.com!news.cs.indiana.edu!att!pacbell.com!ames!eos!shelby!agate!ucbvax!SUVM.BITNET!AEPARIS From: AEPARIS@SUVM.BITNET (Arthur Paris 315 443 2279) Newsgroups: comp.sys.misc Subject: INFO-MICRO Digest V90 Message-ID: <9012080804.AA19441@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> Date: 7 Dec 90 18:44:36 GMT Sender: usenet@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The Internet Lines: 18 I have an Epson Equity II machine (1986 vintage) - an XT clone at home, with a 5 1/4 in. floppy drive. and a 20MG hard drive. We are moving toward 3.5 in. drives in the office and I would like to add an external 3.5 drive to the Epson at home. Tried a Sysgen drive but had difficulty getting it to work. Sysgen said it would *not* work with that machine and Epson's voice mail refers me to "your local dealer". I've called around but haven't found local vendor who can tell me how to make it work, or can suggest another product or fix. It is not a matter of the DOS. I have access to 3.3 and that doesn't work either. Someone suggested upgrading the BIOS. Am willing to do that if not too difficult, but would need to know how and who to get an upgraded BIOS from. The CPU by the way is a NEC V20 (or V30 chip). Any advisement would be appreciated. ARTHUR PARIS SOCIOLOGY DEPT./ SYRACUSE U./SYRACUSE, NY 13244-1230 TEL # 315 443 2346