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From: wlsmith@valve.heart.rri.uwo.ca
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Monographics card interfering with HD controller?!
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Date: 1 Apr 91 03:32:55 GMT
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Organization: The John P. Robarts Research Institute, London, Ontario
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The situation:
 16 Mhz el cheapo 286 MB (VLSI chipset)
 WD1003 SR2 2:1 RLL hard/floppy controller
 stupid little mono graphics card w/printer port
 
Tried 2 different mono-graphics cards, but they interfere with the
hard drive controller (drive does a half boot, then hangs).  Works
fine with an oem svga card.
Question: Why should cheap stupid little mono graphics cards interfere
with the hard drive controller card?  Memory conflicts? (shouldn't, the
controller can't occupy the same space as the display).  Any ideas?