Re: IBM PC/XT UPGRADE

Article View: net.micro.pc

Article #6596

#6596

From: brown
Date: Tue, 20 May 1986 06:41

19 lines
1173 bytes

In article <846@mhuxt.UUCP> bll@mhuxt.UUCP (Barbara Levin) writes:
>We have an old IBM PC/XT we are trying to upgrade from a 10MB to a
>20MB hard disk.  The old drive and controller were replaced with a
>SEAGATE 20MB disk and WESTERN digital controller.
>
>DOS 2.1 will not "see" the new hard disk, but IBM DIAGNOSTICS DO
>"SEE" IT AND IT TESTS OUT OK!
>
>We need HELP!

Help is in the form of PC-DOS 3.1.  If my memory serves me correctly,
PC-DOS 2.1 will only 'see' 10 MB hard disks.
-- 

              ihnp4------\
            harvard-\     \
Mr. Video      seismo!uwvax!nicmad!brown
              topaz-/     /
             decvax------/

Technical Details

Message-ID: <692@nicmad.UUCP>

Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!harvard!uwvax!astroatc!nicmad!brown

References: <846@mhuxt.UUCP>

Show Full Headers

Complete Article Headers

Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP
Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!harvard!uwvax!astroatc!nicmad!brown
From: brown@nicmad.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.micro.pc
Subject: Re: IBM PC/XT UPGRADE
Message-ID: <692@nicmad.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 20-May-86 02:41:17 EDT
Article-I.D.: nicmad.692
Posted: Tue May 20 02:41:17 1986
Date-Received: Fri, 23-May-86 22:11:04 EDT
References: <846@mhuxt.UUCP>
Reply-To: brown@nicmad.UUCP (Mr. Video)
Organization: Nicolet Instrument Corp. Madison WI
Lines: 19

Reply to Parent Message