snc0231@cs.rit.edu (Curry Scott N) (10/22/90)
First I would like to thank all of you who replied with your suggestions. I guess I didn't express my problem clearly enough, though. For review purposes: I am trying to install a 1.44M floppy into my XT compatible ( leading edge model 'D') Unfortunately, I am not having much sucess in getting it to work. My system includes: 8088 processor 640K RAM daiwoo BIOS year?? 1.44M floppy drive w/ HD-FDD controller DOS 3.3 I think I covered the basics. Any other ideas of want could be wrong? Maybe I got unlucky and happen to get a brand new bad controller and drive. Thanks in advance, Scott Curry email: snc0231@cs.rit.edu
craigg@hpwrce.HP.COM (10/24/90)
If this is actually an XT compatable, the BIOS may not support the high density drive. I do not currently know of a combination HD/FDD controller for an XT that has the expanded BIOS available to support a High Density Floppy. I know that DTK makes a floppy controller that will support 360 thru 1.44. Did Leading Edge make the controller? It is doubtful that you have a bad floppy. It is more likely that the controller does not support the drive. Just my opinion, I'm soo confused. The opinions expressed in no way, shape or form represent those of my company. Besides, who would want them to?
hendricp@wanda.waiariki.ac.nz (Peter Hendricks) (10/24/90)
> I am trying to install a 1.44M floppy into my XT compatible ( leading edge model 'D') > Unfortunately, I am not having much sucess in getting it to work. Before you go out and buy a special controller card (which you may well have to do), you may want to try FDFORM15.ZIP. It's a little package written to allow you to use drives your system doesn't support. You can also achieve a little more capacity and speed on floppy disks. Should be available on Simtel20, or uvasa archives. Peter
lloyd@ficc.ferranti.com (greg lloyd) (10/25/90)
I've tried several times to add 1.2MB 5.25" and 1.44MB 3.5" floppies to
XT-type systems. The only configuration that worked without hassle was:
o Use PC-DOS 3.3
o Buy a multidrive floppy controller board that supports all
floppy drive types
I spent $28 on the drive controller. The board was a 1/4 length card
and had about 6 chips on it. It had a ROM extension on it to support
the different drive types. The board came from Liuski International.
They have offices in New York, Chicago, Miami, California and here in
Houston.
This combination worked in my old true-blue IBM-PC (not even an XT) and
in a couple of my newer XT machines with various brands of BIOS. The
controller card also worked in a 286 and a 16MHz 386 harddiskless
system.
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