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schwarz@physik.tu-berlin.de (Georg Schwarz)11 Mar 1997 13:54:42 GMT writes:
:>
:>I've got an old IBM 1501492 hard disk controller. It works fine with
:>a monsterous 10 MB hard disk (labelled IBM).
:>Now I have an old 70 MB ESDI hard disk (P/N 90X8528) from an old (but
:>probably still younger than the conroller) IBM PS/2 model 80.
:>The 1501492 controller seems to have capabilities for up to two disks (at
:>least the cable for a second one is there).
:>Now my question is: can the 1501492 controller take that 70 MB ESDI hard

no as the controller is an MFM controller asn the drive is ESDI.

:>disk as a second, or first, or as the only disk?
:>If so where do I have to change something? Do I have to make some changes
:>in the BIOS? currently that 10 MB hard disk works (as drive C:) even
:>though it's indicated as "not installed" in the BIOS. It's a 1991 AMI 386
:>BIOS.
:>Any hints are welcome. Thanks.
:>-- 
:>Georg Schwarz (schwarz@physik.tu-berlin.de, kuroi@cs.tu-berlin.de, PGP 2.6ui)
:>Institut f�r Theoretische Physik  +49 30 314-24254   FAX -21130  IRC kuroi
:>Technische Universit�t Berlin            http://home.pages.de/~schwarz/



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