bchs1b@elroy.uh.edu (02/24/90)
I wish to install a 3.5" floppy drive in my old computer at home which is an ATT PC6300 vintage about 1984. It came as a 2 floppy system and I have since added a hard drive with its own controller. Will I need to do anything special to run a 3.5 drive other than upgrading to DOS 3.3? Do I have a choice of using a 1.44 drive or will I be limited to 720K drive. Will my floppy controller run both fine, do I need a new controller for either? Any information appreciated before I forge ahead. Since I presume I will have to lose my 5.25 drive to install an internal 3.5 would it be much more expensive to install an external one? thanks, mike benedik benedik@uh.edu
drcook@hubcap.clemson.edu (david richard cook) (02/26/90)
From article <5646.25e5c6f0@elroy.uh.edu>, by bchs1b@elroy.uh.edu: > I wish to install a 3.5" floppy drive in my old computer at home which is > an ATT PC6300 vintage about 1984. It came as a 2 floppy system and I have > since added a hard drive with its own controller. > Will I need to do anything special to run a 3.5 drive other than upgrading > to DOS 3.3? Do I have a choice of using a 1.44 drive or will I be limited > to 720K drive. Will my floppy controller run both fine, do I need a new > controller for either? Any information appreciated before I forge ahead. You can use the original floppy controller to install a 720K drive on the PC-6300. The BIOS should be version 1.43. If you do not have this version it can be ordered for $35.00 from AT&T. You will also need DOS 3.3 so a DRIVEPARM line can be added in config.sys. Hope this helps! David R. Cook Clemson University Clemson, SC