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In article: <5p1zaCAlKwgxEw4j@ambo.demon.co.uk>  Robert Wilson <robert@ambo.demon.co.uk> writes:
> (The first posting of this seems to have disappeared)
> 
> I have a 100Mhz 486 at work which has a number of idiosyncracies (MITAC
> with AM486DS-4, I believe it calls itself).  When I try to use Windows
> 32 bit disc access, it reports:
> 
> Microsoft Windows 32-bit disc driver (WDCTRL) validation failed at phase
> 07, 1F.
> 
> What does that mean?  Is it a hardware problem or a Windows one (in
> which case I shall push off and try the Windows boffs)?
Allmost certainly, you are trying to turn on 32bit disk access, with a
drive larger than 1/2gB fitted. The standard driver with Windows, does
not support drives over this size. This requires a replacement for the
standard WDCTRL driver. If your HD is Seagate, they supply a downloadable
replacement driver, called SET32900.exe, that expands to a series of
files, including the required driver, and a readme, with installation
instructions. Most other drive manufacturers offer something similar.
The embedded driver in Windows, was written long before EIDE came out.

Best Wishes

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