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brown@cs.utk.edu (Lance A. Brown) writes:
>   I own a Proteus Technologies 286 system and recently bought a TEAC 3.5"
> 1.44Meg floppy drive for it only to find that the ^&*(& system can't deal
> with it properly.  I had been led to believe that it would.
> 
>   This system has an Everex motherboard with two BIOS chips in it labeled
> "1800-27 AMI-C" and "1800-48 AMI-C"  The board can deal with either 128K or
> 256K BIOS chips.
> 
>   The hard disk controller is an Everex EV-332 with PWA-00082-1 on it also.
> 
>   The AMI BIOS comes up with a 1986 copyright on it when I boot it.
> 
>  What do I need to upgrade on the machine to get it to recognize and use
> the 3.5" drive properly?  Can I just upgrade the motherboard BIOS chips or
> do I need a newer drive controller?
> 
>   Lance Brown
> --
> brown@cs.utk.edu
> Lance A. Brown                        The Crystal Wind is the Storm, 
> 3500 Sutherland Avenue, Apt. L-303     and the Storm is Data,
> Knoxville, TN  37919                    and the Data is Life    
>                                          -- The Player's Litany
>                                            from _The Long Run_ by D.K. Moran

Yup Yup Yup....

That's the *exact* same thing I'm dealing with now.

Your BIOS chips are too old.  

It's probably not your controller card, since I replaced mine with
*no* effect.

Pick up a copy of Computer Shopper at your local Mag store.  Plenty of
places deal in AMI BIOS upgrades.  Expect to pay $40 to $60 for it.

At least you *know* what BIOS chips to get.  Mine are Access Methods,
Inc, whoever *they* are ;-}

- Rick

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