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From: Ian_Munro@f170.n771.z3.fidonet.org (Ian Munro)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Non-standard hd
Message-ID: <9105231120.AA92715@f170.n771.z3.fidonet.org>
Date: 19 May 91 06:34:00 GMT
Reply-To: Ian_Munro@f340.n632.z3.fidonet.org (Ian Munro)
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Comment-To: All@f340.n632.z3.fidonet.org

I am running OS/2 1.3 on a Taiwanese clone 286 with Phoenix BIOS. Under DOS, 
I used Disk Manager and the DM device driver to access all 42MB of my 
Miniscribe 3650 HD. Under OS/2 I can only access the partition recognised by 
the BIOS.

Is there a device driver, or some undocumented mechanism, by which OS/2 will 
recognise the extended partition without recourse to replacing or reburning 
the BIOS?

If I try to access the extended partition via FDISKPM, PM informs me 
evetually that the program is not responding, and invites me to terminate it.
It seems strange, however, that OS/2 should be aware of the partition at all.

Thanks in advance.

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