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From: mju@mudos.ann-arbor.mi.us (Marc Unangst)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Problems with a 360K drive in an AT clone
Message-ID: <3Js233w164w@mudos.ann-arbor.mi.us>
Date: 5 Jun 91 03:53:37 GMT
Organization: The Programmer's Pit Stop, +1 313 665 2832
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I have a no-name AT clone (the only identifying mark on the
motherboard is a silkscreened "SAM-II/10"; it's a 286/10) with an AMI
BIOS in it.  I'm trying to install a 360K drive as drive B:.  As I
understand it, the BIOS is supposed to auto-sense a 360K drive when
you go through setup, and only ask you what kind of drive it is if
it's a 1.2MB or 3.5" drive.  However, when I go through setup, it pops
up the "drive type" question for both A: and B:.  360K is not an
option; I can only choose 1.2MB, 720K, or 1.44MB.  I've tried putting
a formatted, bootable 360K disk into the drive before I boot up, but
that didn't help the BIOS recognize the drive.  The drive select
jumper is set to "1", and the drive appears to spin up fine when the
system boots.  The drive should work, since it was working perfectly
when it was in the XT clone that I salvaged it from.

Having a 360K drive isn't that important to me, but I got it for free,
and it *would* be nice to have a second floppy drive.  Any
suggestions?

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