dfs@doe.carleton.ca (David F. Skoll) (10/10/90)
I have a problem with my XT clone - sorry if this problem has been posted before. I have a "no-name" XT clone with Phoenix BIOS. It worked fine with DOS 2.x. However, when I changed over to DOS 3.10, the floppy disk drive head hammered against the mechanical stop whenever I booted. This happens whether I boot from hard disk or floppy disk. Even stranger, with DOS 3.20, the hammering problem disappears. However, if I boot from drive A: and have a disk in drive B: while booting, the disk in B: is clobbered and becomes unreadable! Again, none of these problems appear with DOS 2.x. Anyone know why? Is it my BIOS which is outdated? Please e-mail; I'll summarize the answers. Thanks. -- David F. Skoll | Department of Electronics | Opinions expressed here are dfs@doe.carleton.ca | Carleton University | my own and not necessarily (613) 788-5771 | 5772 | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | those of my employer.