Re: How do I get my original IBM PC-AT to run a 1.4 Meg disk drive?

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From: Doug McCoy
Date: Wed, 27 Dec 1989 19:59

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In article <1055@pedsga.UUCP> jeffj@pedsga.UUCP (Jeff Jonas) writes:
>I've read over 300 articles in this newsgroup, so if these
>questions were already answered, please be tolerant because the
>article had expired.
>
>1) I installed a 3.5" floppy disk drive on my PC-AT.
>       How do I make it run 1.44 Meg?
>       (I am currently running it as 1.2 Meg)
>       Specifics:
>               IBM PC-AT motherboard with IBM ROM
>               Western Digital WD-1002 disk controller
>               DOS 3.2.

>Some stuff deleted...
>
>Thank you for your expertise.
>Jeffrey Jonas
>jonas@cooper.cooper.edu

What you need is a new BIOS.  I just installed a 256K Award BIOS on my IBM
     AT.  The new BIOS allows you to set up any kind of floppy drive you
     like.  If you're interested, I bought it from Pinnacle Sales in Santa
     Clara, CA.  They're at (408) 249-7400.

     Doug McCoy

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From: admdrm@tness7.UUCP (Doug McCoy )
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Subject: Re: How do I get my original IBM PC-AT to run a 1.4 Meg disk drive?
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Date: 27 Dec 89 19:59:05 GMT
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