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In article <3unidr$guk@acme.freenet.columbus.oh.us> lgilbert@freenet.columbus.oh.us (Laurence Gilbert) writes:
>From: lgilbert@freenet.columbus.oh.us (Laurence Gilbert)
>Subject: Re: Seagate and 32 bit disk access.
>Date: 21 Jul 1995 02:45:15 -0400

>Graham Pease (lgpease@taranaki.ac.nz) wrote:

>: I can't get 32 bit disk access working on my computer, I have a seagate 
>: ST3660A 545 MB drive and a winbond vesa ide card. I have tried the winbond 
>: driver and a few other other things also, but no luck.
>: If anyone else has the same configuration and has managed to get 32 bit disk 
>: access working or you can give some advice it would be appreciated.

>: Regards

>: ps 32 bit file access works ok.

>Perhaps my call today to CONNER will prove enlightening.  Microsoft uses a
>driver from Western Digital for Windows 32 bit access.  It does not
>recognize some drives from other manufactorers which are not Western
>Digital compatible (for various reasons including differences in drive
>hardware cache, some of which give the equivalent of 32 bit access
>anyways).  ADDITIONALLY, it does not recognize 32 bit access on drives
>OVER 512 MEGS.  Our CONNER 540 meg drives were supplied with a 32 bit
>access Windows extension which gives 32 bit access (although the Windows
>32 bit enhanced window button does not light) for larger drives.

>I recommend that you contact Seagate.  No doubt that they have the driver
>necessary to get larger drive 32 bit access for their products.

>Laurence Gilbert
>Samurai Computers
Yes, this is true, but theSeagate drives ship with the Micro House Disk 
software on the disk, and have to be extracted before you use the Disk. This 
has a VxD that is suppose to allow 32bit Disk Access. 

I couldn't get it work. But this is not an issue as 32 Bit Disk (as opposed to 
File) access gives only a 5% performance gain. File Access gives as much as 
60%.

regards,
 Richard RUDEK.                 ____  ____
 MicroDek. Sydney. Australia.  /___/ /___/
 rrudek@zeta.org.au           /  \  /  \
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