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From: jmr@mebsuta.rtp.semi.harris.com (Mike Reid design eng x636)
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Subject: Re: IDE Drives and Controller Failures
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Date: 22 Apr 91 19:07:15 GMT
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In article <1991Apr20.213957.8952@nntp-server.caltech.edu> antonyc@nntp-server.caltech.edu (Antony Chan) writes:

>>One problem I have noticed though...Is a lack of compatability.
>>Some adapters won't work in some machines, some adapters won't work
>>with some hard drives. There seems to be no 100% followed guidline.
>> 
>this problem seems unlikely (although i'm not questioning that
>you've had problems) since the adapters are more or less just
>straight wires to the bus- maybe there are a couple of buffers
>that dont work right, or maybe a different style floppy controller
>could be the culprit.

I have a Seagate ST1144A IDE drive which gave me fits when I first got it.
Sometimes it worked some times it failed. I replaced the bus card and it
has worked flawlessly since. I don't claim to be able to explain the
difference but all IDE interface cards are not equal. Maybe another reader
can enlighten us.

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Mike Reid (jmr@rtp.semi.harris.com)
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