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From: mas35638@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Sleipnir)
Subject: Need Compaq / HD installation help!
Message-ID: <1991Apr12.231128.4926@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
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Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Fri, 12 Apr 1991 23:11:28 GMT
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Ack!  Time to call on the net.wisdom.  I've obtained a Compaq
Deskpro /286 without a hard drive, but lacking a hard drive.
We've got a Seagate drive, and all the cables, and even a HD
controller card, which we managed to configure so the Compaq
would let it exist in a slot.  But!  With the original floppy
plugged into the original 1/2 hard controller, and the hard
drive plugged into its (full-length) controller, the Compaq
will not recognize the existence of the hard disk.  We have
no docs for the Compaq.  So I need to ask two questions of
you:

1) Does Compaq have an 800 tech support number?  

2) Do you personally know how to get this baby set up?

Any and all recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

Mike Stangel
m-stangel@uiuc.edu