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From: chandler@beagle.UUCP (Jim Chandler)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
Subject: Re: Adaptec 1542 won't move off I/O port 330!!
Message-ID: <385@beagle.UUCP>
Date: 6 Dec 90 23:08:16 GMT
References: <1990Dec3.205338.21158@oct1.UUCP>
Organization: The Beagle System
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In article <1990Dec3.205338.21158@oct1.UUCP>, mason@oct1.UUCP (David Mason) writes:
> In a desparate attempt to prevent an I/O port conflict between a 1542B
> and a Stallion port card at 330, I changed the port of the Adaptec by
> fiddling the jumpers and changing it in /etc/conf/pack.d/dsk/space.c. 
> But then as soon as I re-power the system after changing jumpers, the
> Adaptec's bios screams that it can't find the card at I/O port 330! 
> 
> Is the port address of 330 hard-coded into the bios on the card?  Seems

Yes, if you read the manual, it states that if you move the io port, then you
must get new firmware from Adaptec.  Hope this helps.


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Jim Chandler
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