22 Jul
2002
22 Jul
'02
4:16 p.m.
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From: Marvin Johnston <marvin(a)rain.org>
To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org
Subject: Re: ST-225 help needed
Date: Monday, July 22, 2002 5:08 PM
One way to actually see if the HD is being recognized by the system is
to use fdisk, option 4 (display ...). If fdisk doesn't see it, then
there is a hardware problem someplace ... bad cable, wrong jumper
settings on the HD and/or controller, bad HD controller, bad HD, etc.
FDISK sees only one drive.
If there is a motherboard problem, why not just use an
AT motherboard
with the CMOS set to no drives? Besides being able to read the HDs, you
will be able to use high density floppys.
The other MBs I have here are all '486 and higher and do not recognize the
controller card (I have two identical cards).
I don't recall the parameters for your HD
controller ... the older ones
needed to have a jumper set on the controller for each drive, while some
of the newer ones did that with software and some information put on the
HD itself.
This controller has jumpers.
How do you know the motherboard is a fault for not
being able to read
the 360K drive?
Because I replaced the FDD controller and floppy disk drive with known good
units, and still cannot read any floppy diskette.
Thanks --
Glen
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And if not now, when?
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