29 Jun
1998
29 Jun
'98
12:54 a.m.
Driver file? What driver file? You mean that's been my problem?
manney(a)lrbcg.com
720K drives will work fine on the original drive controller AFTER you load
the driver file. I've done it dozens of times to connect my NEC
Multi-Speed drives to the PC. The only problem is that you can't boot from
them since the driver has to be loaded for them to work. I don't *think*
the 1.44 Mb drives will work on the controller though.
Joe
At 01:24 AM 6/27/98 +0100, you wrote:
> The 3.5" drive requires a special
controller card that I find rare. Snag
it!
My IBM XT is looking worried. It's been running fine for years with the
original IBM controller linked to 2 360K drives and 2 720K 3.5" drives.
And you're telling it it shouldn't work?
720K 3.5" drives work fine on the original IBM controller using a
suitable cable and not other mods. I believe drive A: should be a 360K
drive, but apart from that there's no real problem.
-tony
29 Jun
29 Jun
5:48 a.m.
PG Manney wrote:
Driver file? What driver file? You mean that's
been my problem?
manney(a)lrbcg.com
Driver.Sys that comes with newer versions (3.xx I think) of DOS is what they
mean. Check the docs for DOS on this file. It works great but not for a 1.44m
floppy unless you get an enhanced controller.
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1 Jul
12:40 a.m.
I used driver.sys. It worked for me.
Joe
At 08:54 AM 6/29/98 -0400, you wrote:
Driver file? What driver file? You mean that's been
my problem?
manney(a)lrbcg.com
720K drives will work fine on the original drive controller AFTER you load
the driver file. I've done it dozens of times to connect my NEC
Multi-Speed drives to the PC. The only problem is that you can't boot from
them since the driver has to be loaded for them to work. I don't *think*
the 1.44 Mb drives will work on the controller though.
Joe
At 01:24 AM 6/27/98 +0100, you wrote:
> The 3.5" drive requires a special
controller card that I find rare. Snag
it!
My IBM XT is looking worried. It's been running fine for years with the
original IBM controller linked to 2 360K drives and 2 720K 3.5" drives.
And you're telling it it shouldn't work?
720K 3.5" drives work fine on the original IBM controller using a
suitable cable and not other mods. I believe drive A: should be a 360K
drive, but apart from that there's no real problem.
-tony
4:26 a.m.
Joe wrote:
I used driver.sys. It worked for me.
Joe
At 08:54 AM 6/29/98 -0400, you wrote:
>Driver file? What driver file? You mean that's been my problem?
Occasionally you need to add (or just use) the DRIVPARM= command in the
Config.Sys, either by itself or with DRIVER.SYS. I reworked an Epson that
wouldn't recognize the 1.44m floppy but it had a hi density controller. I guess
the parameters for the drive weren't int he older BIOS. The addition of the
DRIVPARM command fixed it fine.
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4:37 a.m.
Yes, DRIVPARM does it for me on an old PC/XT where I have a
720KB drive. In fact, it's a 5.25-inch 720KB drive. Works great
with Teledisk for transporting RX50 floppies to uPDP-11s and
Rainbows.
Dave
Russ Blakeman wrote:
Joe wrote:
I used driver.sys. It worked for me.
Joe
At 08:54 AM 6/29/98 -0400, you wrote:
>Driver file? What driver file? You mean that's been my problem?
Occasionally you need to add (or just use) the DRIVPARM= command in the
Config.Sys, either by itself or with DRIVER.SYS. I reworked an Epson that
wouldn't recognize the 1.44m floppy but it had a hi density controller. I guess
the parameters for the drive weren't int he older BIOS. The addition of the
DRIVPARM command fixed it fine.
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RB Custom Services / Rt. 1 Box 62E / Harned, KY USA 40144
Phone: (502) 756-1749 Data/Fax:(502) 756-6991
Email: rhblake(a)bbtel.com or rhblake(a)bigfoot.com
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