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From: jca@pnet01.cts.com (John C. Archambeau)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Re: mfm+ide drive in 1 computer.
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Date: 10 Jan 91 21:36:05 GMT
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gwoho@nntp-server.caltech.edu (g liu) writes:
>how can i get an mbm and an ide drive to work with msdos in the same 
>computer? (simultaneously, i dont want to open up the computer and take out
>and trade cards to use both drives.). is there a free device driver
>somewhere? is there a pay for device driver somewhere? can other versions
>of dos use both drives with out problem?

You can't do it easily.  ST412/506 MFM and IDE use the same port address and
IRQ.  You could try putting the ST412/506 MFM controller at the secondary port
address and a different IRQ, but then your BIOS wouldn't be aware of it.  Only
OS'es that support a secondary ST412/506 controller to my knowledge are Unix
based.

Basically, it's more trouble that it's worth for DOS.

     // JCA

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