Re: How to upgrade an AMSTRAD 1386 HD??

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From: Dr Susan Beardmore
Date: Sat, 11 Nov 1995 00:00

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In article <815999119.26014@ubiquity.demon.co.uk> miked "Michael Doyle" writes:

>Has anyone done this?  I had heard that some IDE drives have a built-in BIOS
>and the card and drive form one unit suitable for any PC.  Is there any number
>I could call, or address or FAQ I could read?  I scoured the Web and FAQs but
>they only refer to the games machines.

No, it's more that some machines have a BIOS which enables them to sense
the type of IDE drive connected.

Not that even these machines can use andy IDE drive, but they might manage
to talk to most of them under 512 meg.

Does this Amstrad machine even use IDE drives ?

-- 
John Beardmore

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From: Dr Susan Beardmore <wookie@wookie.demon.co.uk>
Subject: Re: How to upgrade an AMSTRAD 1386 HD??
Date: 1995/11/11
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