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Re: Adding 2nd Hard Drive to PC

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From: Mark H. Granoff
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 1990 16:26
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I have a Western Digital FileCard 30 in my AT&T 6300 - works very well.

I went with the FC30 over the Plus HC20 and HC40 for a few reasons:

  1. Price - search around for the best price - they are out there!
     If I remember correctly, the FC30 list price was less than the Plus HC
     20 list price!  Mail order prices were even better...

  2. DOS limits the maximum size of a disk to (something like) 32Mb.  A
     disk larger than 30Mb would have to be partitioned into 2 or more
     logical disks.

  3. Size - 20 was too small, 40 would mean I would need to make 2 partitions
     (number 2 above), 60 was too expensive.

FWIW, make sure that the hardcard (generic term) you get can be either
drive C or drive D. Some of the lesser known manufacturers don't have
this feature on their hardcards, and switching your current drive C to
drive D would certainly be a pain, if its even possible to do.

Good luck-

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