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From: dmarcher@acsu.buffalo.edu (david m archer)
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Subject: SCSI HD Problem
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Date: 23 Mar 91 02:50:32 GMT
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Hi all... I'm having a problem getting my new SCSI drive to work properly
with Windows.  First off, I HAVE read the FAQ, I HAVE tried using
SmartDrv (was using it already anyhow), and I HAVE tried using
VirtualHDIrq=off.  
 
Ok.. Now that I've got that straight..
 
I'm running MS-DOS 4.01 on a Swan 386SX with it's original 40MB IDE HD
as drive C:, and a new 80MB SCSI HD as drive D:.  I have VirtualHDIrq=off 
in my system.ini file, in the [386enh] section.  (BTW, is
it VirtualHDIRQ or VirtualHDIrq? (Note the cases), or does
it not matter?)

Results:

When attempting to access anything on drive D:,
GnP
with SmartDrv running:
Windows goes away and I find myself at DOS

without SmartDrv running:
The screen goes to text mode with a blank screen, with the
cursor blinking in the upper-left.  Ctrl/Alt/Del usually
lets me reboot, but at least once I've needed to hit the
little red reset button.

Ah, one important detail I left out.  The host adapter is
the Seagate ST-01.  


So... What can I do to make things work right.  I'm aware
of the problems with SCSI drives & Windows, but I THOUGHT
that VirtualHDIrq=off was supposed to fix that.  Argh!

All help is greatly appreciated..   Thanks in advance..

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