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Combining MFM and IDE drives

#820
From: Bob Hood
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 04:07
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I am in a situation where I need more disk space in my PC, and I have
a CONNER 3.5", 120MB IDE drive in my '486 with one of those all-purpose
controller cards (SERIAL, FLOPPIES, HDD, etc).

I also have a Seagate ST-251 40MB MFM-based hard drive sitting here staring
me in the face.  I have fiddled with some MFM controller cards in my machine
(along side the IDE controller), but can't seem to get the two to peacefully
co-exist.

I'm not (yet) asking for a method of making it work, I would just like to know
if it is possible to intermix these two hard drive types in the same computer.

Please reply via email, unless you think this topic merits a public response.

Bob

P.S.  I am aware that this may not be the appropriate group, but, of the 10
groups I subscribe to on my home PC, it was the closest.  Unless you have an
exceptionally clever flame, save the bandwidth...
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From: @arrakis.denver.co.us (Bob Hood)
Newsgroups: alt.msdos.programmer
Subject: Combining MFM and IDE drives
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Date: Mon, 14 Dec 92 04:07:54 GMT
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