jung@aludra.usc.edu (Eric Jung) (03/01/91)
I'm a graduate student on a tight budget, so that should answer the 'why.' I had an XT in which I used a ST-225 20 MByte disk on a Western Digital Controller (marked WDC 60... on the card). I bought a bare AT which uses an IDE controller. It currently has the hard disk controller dis- abled. BTW, it has AMI bios, and I set the CMOS appropriately. The whole PC just locks up when I boot with the hard disk installed. I'm using it fine right now from floppy. I have moved the disk from XT to XT over the years with no problem. Ideally, I would use it in the AT without reformatting -- leave all the data 'as is' on the disk. Is this possible? Or should I hook it to the IDE controller? Even some general help would be appreciated, or a pointer to a good book on the subject. Time is cheap, but I ain't got no money for a consultant or a better disk. Thanks in advance. Eric C. Jung 160 S. Virgil Ave. # 219 jung@usc.edu Los Angeles, CA 90004 A.K.A. 213-385-7156
jung@aludra.usc.edu (Eric Jung) (03/01/91)
OOPS! I'm moving this to comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware where I meant to put it in the first place. Sorry for wasting your time & bandwidth. Of course, I won't decline any offers of help. ;-) Tx, Eric Eric C. Jung 160 S. Virgil Ave. # 219 jung@usc.edu Los Angeles, CA 90004 213-385-7156