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From: gcw20877@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (George Wang)
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Subject: Using MAXTOR DRIVE WITH 1224 CYLINDERS (>1024 DOS LIMIT!!) HELP!!!
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Date: 15 Dec 89 01:21:23 GMT
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Does anyone know which BIOSes support Hard Drives that have
more than the 1024 DOS CYLINDER LIMIT...

I need to know this for both XT BIOS and AT BIOS...
I have an AT PHEONIX 3.10 BIOS and I don't think there was any
support for 1224 cylinders in the drive list..... Is there anyway
to get around this using special software such as Disk
Manager or Speedstore... Also, does the Hard Drive Controller
BIOS automatically support drives greater than 1024 cylinders...
In other words, is it BOTH the Computer BIOS and HD Controller
BIOS that allows you to use hard drives greater than 1024 cylinders?

I have a Maxter 2190 drive which has 1224 cylinders 15 heads....
I would like to use all 1224 cylinders but currently can only
access 1024 cylinders.... I am also using Disk Manager 3.4 with it...

Thanks in advance...
George

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George Wang
University of Illinois
gcw20877@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu