emmo@moncam.co.uk (Dave Emmerson) (12/15/89)
In article <1989Dec11.220122.10968@sj.ate.slb.com>, poffen@molehill (Russ Poffenberger) writes: > In article <MZTm2-y00UhWE4LFNn@andrew.cmu.edu> hs0i+@andrew.cmu.edu (Harold Jason Shapiro) writes: > >When I bought my computer, (a 386SX with AMI Bios), I also purchased > >an ST251-1 hard drive (40 Meg, 28ms). Checking the CMOS setup, > >I noticed that it is type 40. Does anyone know what this type stands > >for or how to determine it for a different drive? > > Most BIOS's or setup routines will allow you to enter a '?' at the drive type > prompt for a list of supported types. Good thing too, as the documentation > often lags the hardware. > [more deleted] 4 what its worth: My AMI board lists 46 of them for Esc. (It asks for 1-47!) You'll need to know the drive's specs to use the setup, it won't list them by make/model, just heads/cyls/capacity... Further, I have to set it to type 15 (0Meg, 0heads etc.) for an ST138R - but don't ask ME why! Dave E.