Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!clyde.concordia.ca!uunet!mcsun!ukc!acorn!moncam!emmo From: emmo@moncam.co.uk (Dave Emmerson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: Hard Drive types followup Message-ID: <304@marvin.moncam.co.uk> Date: 14 Dec 89 18:26:28 GMT References: <1989Dec11.220122.10968@sj.ate.slb.com> Organization: Monotype ADG, Cambridge, UK Lines: 23 In article <1989Dec11.220122.10968@sj.ate.slb.com>, poffen@molehill (Russ Poffenberger) writes: > In article hs0i+@andrew.cmu.edu (Harold Jason Shapiro) writes: > >When I bought my computer, (a 386SX with AMI Bios), I also purchased > >an ST251-1 hard drive (40 Meg, 28ms). Checking the CMOS setup, > >I noticed that it is type 40. Does anyone know what this type stands > >for or how to determine it for a different drive? > > Most BIOS's or setup routines will allow you to enter a '?' at the drive type > prompt for a list of supported types. Good thing too, as the documentation > often lags the hardware. > [more deleted] 4 what its worth: My AMI board lists 46 of them for Esc. (It asks for 1-47!) You'll need to know the drive's specs to use the setup, it won't list them by make/model, just heads/cyls/capacity... Further, I have to set it to type 15 (0Meg, 0heads etc.) for an ST138R - but don't ask ME why! Dave E.