Sy Sperling <BUAD1621@Ryerson.CA> (02/06/91)
Hi guys! I've been reading countless articles about people buying new high
density drives and trying to install them, only to discover that their bios
is outdated and does not support these new drives. Since, I too am considering
purchasing a HD - Drive, I would like to know ahead of time, if my bios can
support such a drive. Does anybody know how to find out whether a bios will/
will not support these drives? I have a 1986 Award bioson an XT, I think I've
read elsewhere that my bios just makes the time period for supporting the new
drives, but i'm not sure.I would appreciate any help and info on the subject.
Thanks in advance,
Daniel Hannon (BUAD1621@ryerson.ca)jdb@reef.cis.ufl.edu (Brian K. W. Hook) (02/07/91)
In article <91037.150254BUAD1621@Ryerson.CA> BUAD1621@Ryerson.CA (Sy Sperling) writes: |>Hi guys! I've been reading countless articles about people buying new high |>density drives and trying to install them, only to discover that their bios |>is outdated and does not support these new drives. Since, I too am considering |>purchasing a HD - Drive, I would like to know ahead of time, if my bios can |>support such a drive. Does anybody know how to find out whether a bios will/ |>will not support these drives? I have a 1986 Award bioson an XT, I think I've |>read elsewhere that my bios just makes the time period for supporting the new |>drives, but i'm not sure.I would appreciate any help and info on the subject. |> |> Daniel Hannon (BUAD1621@ryerson.ca) Hmmmm....I don't know the exact date but I would believe that it would be later than 1986, since the first 1.44MB popular systems were the PS/2s, which were introduced in 1987. Therefore, assuming standard turnaround, I would assume that would need a BIOS dated at least 1987. Also, you might have to update your DOS to 3.3, since 3.2 supported up to using 720K (and even then only using the DRIVPARM command). The other alternative is to get a special board like the Sysgen Bridge Board that lets you use any combination of floppies, up to four, using a special driver. Brian