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From: ewahl@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Ed A Wahl)
Subject: SCSI questions
Message-ID: <1991May22.192151.3245@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
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Date: Wed, 22 May 1991 19:21:51 GMT
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I recently purchased an IN-2000 SCSI host adapter from HDI.  I like a lot,
but I hace been seeing weird errors at boot time and from different disk-
optimiser programs.  Occassionally when I boot I get a 40x25 message 
NO ROM BASIC SYSTEM HALTED
It seems like the disk (MAXTOR XT8760S) is working fine, and when I reboot,
it works just fine.  Could this just be the system booting before the disk
has responded to a ready?  I have a 286 20, with 1M RAM.  It runs around 23-
24 MHz.  and starts VERY quickly. (AMI bios)

Also I have been using Central Point Compress on my old ST-506 for as long
as I can remember, but it does not work now. error #(843?) comes up.
I no longer have a CMOS entry, could this cause a problem?  Norton Speed
Disk seems to work fine, but I like the clearing of free Clusters that 
Compress does.  Can I do something to fool it?  

Also checkit ver. 2.(11?) seems to think that there are 2 drives, both 
non -dos.  Yet, when I select drive 1 for a test, no drive is detected.

I am running DOS 4.01 on a Advantage PC 286-20.  Any help would be 
appreciated.   


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    ewahl@magnus   Edward A. Wahl	Ohio State University Engineering
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