From: cap2624@ultb.isc.rit.edu (C.A. Peskin) Subject: MFM, SCSI & Linux. Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1993 05:01:05 GMT
I intened to construct a system using a WD1003 MFM controler, which
will drive a Seagate ST-251-1 40mb MFM, and a Maxtor Xt2190 160mb MFM
disk drive. I would also like to use an UltraStor 34F w/ a 340mb Maxtor
SCSI hard disk.
My questions are:
1. Will this work at all on the same system?
2. Which drive must be my C: drive?
3. Which controler should I connect a QIC-80 tape backup and floppy
drives to?
4. ** In MS-DOS, the Xt2190 is Not supported to be used at a
maximum capacity. This is because MS-DOS (or the BIOS) does not support
disk drives with cylinders greater than 1024. The Maxtor Xt2190 has
1224 Cyls. Under MS-DOS, I ran a device driver to use the extra space.
Will I need a driver under Linux? Shall I partition it using the device
driver (speedstor) under MS-DOS, so I can atleast use the extra space
under MS-DOS?
5. How should I set up the AMI Bios?
6. What is your recomendation concerning how I partition the drives
if I plan to run MS-DOS also.
Thanks to all who can help!!!
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