Re: Simple hard disk question

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From: Dave Emmerson
Date: Sat, 03 Feb 1990 02:35

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In article <530@auvax.AthabascaU.CA|, derrick@cs.AthabascaU.CA (Derrick Rowlandson) writes:
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| We are playing around with an IBM xt, and need to get a working hard disk
| into it. We have a Sperry with a ST-225 hard disk and controller, which
| we beleive uses BIOS on the controller, this will not work in the IBM
| Can anyone suggest why?
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| Also isn't an ST-225 with MMF controller a 20 Meg drive? running
| chkdsk informs us that we have over 30Meg? Any suggestions?
| 

Yes, it's 20Mb, so you've probably got an RLL controller too. You'll
need to move that with the ST225 to get the IBM to recognise it, but
probably won't have any other problems, as it'll still be set up for
it.

Dave E.

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