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From: igielski@mmm.UUCP (Tom Igielski)
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Subject: PC/XT Additional Hard Disks
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Date: Wed, 11-Dec-85 22:19:28 EST
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Posted: Wed Dec 11 22:19:28 1985
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First, I would like to thank all of you that responded to my question
regarding the number of hard disks one may have on a XT.

Second, I have another question.

With a standard XT configuartion, how do most people add the additional
hard disks?  The XEBEC controller is set up to handle two drives, but
there is physically no room in an XT to add the additional drive.

Do most people buy an external drive, and add another controller?  Another
option would seem to be to junk the standard floppy, buy a half hight
floppy and hard disk and put them inside.  If you do this, will the
half hight winchester be able to use the XEBEC controller?  Can the 
half hight floppy use the existing floppy controller?

I'm sorry for taking up people's time with this, but it would seem that
to add this kind of hardware is a real kludge, no matter what you do.?

Thanks in advance.....


Tom Igielski