stupid PC tricks - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

15 May 2000

In a message dated 5/15/00 7:54:58 PM Eastern Daylight Time, donm(a)cts.com
writes:
...
  On Mon, 15 May 2000, r. 'bear' stricklin
wrote:
  >
  > Ok, a year or so ago I rescued a Compaq Portable II. Not exactly in line
  > with my normal interests, but the owner had the right personality and
  > convinced me to do it anyway.
  >
  > One thing she told me she had always wanted to do but never managed to  get
...
   > done was install a hard card in the box, which
as she bought it, had only
  > two 5.25" floppy drives.
  >
  > Friday I picked up an 80 MB Plus HardCard at a local PC recycler's. It
was
...
   > sold as-is, but for $1 I figured I'd take a
chance.
  >
  > I'm having problems with it, and the problems I'm having don't seem to
  > indicate a real hardware problem, but I'm not too familiar with
hardcards:
...

 * The Compaq setup utility recognizes it as a "type 11" disk, but
   conveniently neglects to tell me anything about what this actually
   means. Thinking of it now, I should RTFM and see if this information
   is listed in any of the dead-trees docs I got with the machine. 

according to my hardcard20 manual, do not set up and entry for the hardcard
in CMOS. there may be a jumper on the hardcard for either 1 or 2 depending on
whether its the primary or second hard drive. there is a setup disk, but
normally shouldnt be needed. I have a copy if needed. the book also says that
it is not possible to LLF the hardcard.
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