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From: wbonner@yoda.eecs.wsu.edu (Wim Bonner)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: Problems with IDE drives.
Message-ID: <1991Jun24.051145.968@serval.net.wsu.edu>
Date: 24 Jun 91 05:11:45 GMT
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In article <1991Jun24.003205.29353@rice.edu> adnan@flammulated.rice.edu (Sarmad Adnan) writes:
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>I have installed OS2 on a 386 clone pc with 2 toshiba IDE drives and 
>have been having a strange problem. After booting up, OS2 locks up solid 
>within a couple of minutes. Even the mouse cursor remains frozen. 
>CRTL-ALT-DEL has no effect and the harddrive lights remain on until the 
>machine is reset. Is there a known problem with IDE drives (All or some ?).
>I would appreciate any info.

It sounds almost like you might be having an interrupt problem.  Is your IDE
controller built in on the motherboard?  If it is on a card, does it have a 
selectable interrupt?

Wim

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