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From: jukoff@imram.net.com (Steve Jukoff)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: CMOS drive type for ESDI (SOLUTIONS)
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Date: 29 Apr 91 17:58:17 GMT
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Almost everybody responded that the BIOS on the ESDI
controller controls the disk parameters and the 
BIOS in the mother-board does not control ESDI drives.
Therefore most suggestions are to set the drive type to 1
and ignore the disk parameters associated with this
number.  The mother-board BIOS is useful for MFM disks
(and maybe others, but not ESDI).

Thanks to all who replied.

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