Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!usc!samsung!nstar!rocco From: rocco@nstar.rn.com (Rocco Calderone) Newsgroups: comp.sys.zenith Subject: Re: IDE drive on 386-16??? Message-ID: Date: 16 May 91 12:47:16 GMT References: <9390.2831076d@jetson.uh.edu> Sender: bbs@nstar.rn.com (BBS Account) Organization: NSTAR, Indiana's BBS 219-289-0287/317-251-7391 Lines: 25 bchs1b@jetson.uh.edu writes: > > I have a Zenith 386/16 with the 72 Mb MFM hard disk. I am thinking about > getting a bigger and fast hard drive and want to know if anyone has > experience putting an IDE drive into such a machine? Any brand > recommendations? I need about 120-200Mb and want good speed but does not > have to be blazingly fast since machine is not a server. > > Mike benedik > dept. biochemistry > univ. houston > benedik@uh.edu If your 386 is setup with the ROM chip set, you can easely repalce the HD controller with an ES controller and HD, -- Rocco Calderone NSTAR conferencing site 219-289-0287/317-251-7391 internet: rocco@nstar.rn.com 1300 newsgroups - 8 inbound lines uucp: ..!uunet!nstar.rn.com!rocco 99 file areas - 4300 megabytes --- backbone news & mail feeds available - contact larry@nstar.rn.com ---