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From: egs@killer.DALLAS.TX.US (Eric Schnoebelen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: ROMS for IBM AT compatiables
Keywords: Special rom bios for 2 hd controllers?
Message-ID: <5136@killer.DALLAS.TX.US>
Date: 8 Aug 88 20:43:33 GMT
Reply-To: u-word!egs@killer.DALLAS.TX.US (Eric Schnoebelen)
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Hi all!
	I am trying to add a second hard disk controller to my AT/386
clone.  I know it can be done, but the question is how.  

The problem:
	During POST, I get a 'DRIVE 0 INITIALIZATION FAILURE' when
	I have both controllers installed. ( machine boots just fine
	with only one controller installed ).

My suspicions:
	My BIOS doesn't know how to deal with two hard disk controllers 
	in a machine.

My Hardware:
	PC-Craft 386/20,
	5M of memory( 2M on motherboard, 3M on AST Advantage Cards),
	2 - ST251 hard disks. ( plus a ST-4038 and a Maxtor XT-1140 
							I want to add )
	Everex EGA card,
	WD1003-WA2 type primary controller,
	Western Digital WD1003-WAH secondary controller,
	AMI ROM BIOS

My OS:
	Microport System V ( they claim it supports 2 controllers, but has
		never been tested with 2 controllers )
	(Note: the system does not get beyond the POST )

Questions:
	Can anyone point me towards a BIOS that supports 2 controllers.
	I have access to IBM AT, Compaq 386, Phoenix 286, and some generic
	sort of BIOS's.  Are any of these know to support more than one
	hard disk contoller?


Please E-mail or post, your preference ( although I don't believe this of
general interest to the net ).

	Thanks in advance, as always
		Eric Schnoebelen
		u-word!egs@killer.dallas.tx.us