12 Jan
2010
12 Jan
'10
10:47 p.m.
On 12 Jan 2010 at 21:04, Tony Duell wrote:
I was wondering about that too. The IDE interface is essentially the
same at the I/O port level as the original PC/AT hard disk controller,
so it whould work with the standard motherboard BIOS.
Which, if you'll re-read my message, is what I essentially said--
particularly the thing about "BIOS hacking". The issue here is that
this Award BIOS apparently doesn't implement dynamic configuration of
the drive table. Hence, BIOS "hacking" would be in order--or,
preferably, a controller with a BIOS extension (they were numerous).
But also, as I mentioned, many IDE drives implement a 17-sector
translation mode by default, so one of the standard BIOS definitions
could conceivably be used.
The OP didn't mention if he had access to an EPROM burner or if he
felt comfortable patching code. I assumed the he felt negatively
about both questions.
Another alternative is to completely replace the BIOS with say, an
AMI one with user drive configurations. But the OP didn't state what
chipset his system was using and with a 386SX vintage system, that
could make a difference.
--Chuck
Of course, if this is an IDE or SCSI drive and
controller, the=20
controller should have its own BIOS to work in a setup like this.
If=20 it doesn't, you need to find one unless you're into BIOS
hacking.
Uh? Had these multi-id controllers have their own BIOS extension? My