22 Jul
2002
22 Jul
'02
3:52 p.m.
From: Don Maslin <donm(a)cts.com>
To: classiccmp <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
Subject: Re: ST-225 help needed
Date: Monday, July 22, 2002 3:53 PM
Is the WD controller the same one that the drives running on in the XT?
If not, it is possible that you will not be able to boot/read the
drives.
It is the same controller that originally wrote the data to the drives.
Assuming that this is not a problem, and assuming that
you are using a
cable with a twist, both drives should be set as the second DS and the
bootable one should be connected beyond the twist. Be sure that you
connect the proper 20 pin connectors to the appropriate drives.
No problem there. Both drives are set to second channel, and the cable has
a twist, but the controller does not see the second drive. Now I need to
know how to configure this controller for a dual-drive setup.
Set
the BIOS to no hard drives and let the BIOS on the controller handle
the drives. Boot 'er up.
Hmm, no BIOS setup program on XT-class machines ;>)
Hopefully, you will be able to write to a floppy, or
it might be
difficult to save your data from the data disk.
Actually, the system can't write to a floppy, but the system does recognize
a SCSI drive connected to an 8-bit controller, so I can move the data to
the SCSI drive and then put the SCSI drive into a system with a usable
floppy drive.
Thanks --
Glen
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