Re: Floppy drive errors in 386Enh mode

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From: James Seidman
Date: Wed, 09 Jan 1991 17:51

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In article <2014@abvax.UUCP> jaz@icd.ab.com (Jack A. Zucker) writes:
>In article <10279@jarthur.Claremont.EDU>, jls@hsv3.UUCP
>(James Seidman) writes:
>|> Has anyone experienced problems in reading floppy drives when in Windows?
>
>I have this problem all the time. I have a machine with C&T chipset /
>AMI BIOS, 80386 etc. What chipset / bios are you running ?

My machine has the Opti 80C381 chipset and a Quadtel BIOS.  It's a 386DX-25.
I've also seen a similar problem on a Compaq 386/20, believe it or not!

-- 
Jim Seidman (Drax), the accidental engineer.
"There's a certain freedom to being completely screwed." - The Freshman
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From: jls@hsv3.UUCP (James Seidman)
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Subject: Re: Floppy drive errors in 386Enh mode
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Date: 9 Jan 91 17:51:44 GMT
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