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D: drive error -- Press <F1> to RESUME -- Help??

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From: Joseph Thomas
Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1992 03:02
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	I recently upgraded to a 386/40-WB motherboard (OPTI)
and at the same time, upgraded my disk controller from a
wd1003-wa2 (was giving me a 1:2 interleave) to a generic
MFM controller made in Taiwan (1:1 and I wanted a second
controller). The new controller was purchased in bulk as an
OEM type thing and sold through a "surplus" store. (They
will warrenty parts and have a nice return policy so I
can return this if need be...) but no manuals...  So -

	with the new controller, when I power up/reboot,
at the point BIOS checks for drives, it takes ten pokes
at drive D (anyone ever here a MAXTOR scream at you??)
and then reports:

D: drive error
Press <F1> to resume

	Once I continue with F1, there are no problems
with the drive. The seller thought the heads/cyls might
be wrong, but I set it to 1/1 and get the same problem.
Has anyone encountered and/or know a solution for this??
I'd like not to have to return the card as I sure can use
the second contoller. (It's cheaper to use the disks I
have gethering dust then to buy a new disk/controller combo.)

Other info:

	BIOS - AMI 386 w/Adv setup/Hard disk setup. Dated 7/7/91
	Disk - Maxtor XT1085

Thanks.
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From: jpt@uh.msc.edu (Joseph Thomas)
Subject: D: drive error   --   Press <F1> to RESUME   --   Help??
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Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1992 03:02:04 GMT
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