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From: bkaminer AT whsun1 DOT whoi DOT edu (Brian Kaminer)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.4dos,comp.os.msdos.apps,comp.os.msdos.desqview,comp.os.msdos.djgpp,comp.os.msdos.mail-news,comp.os.msdos.misc,comp.os.msdos.pcgeos,comp.os.msdos.programmer,comp.os.msdos.programmer.turbovision
Subject: Re: MS DOS help needed
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Date: 5 Nov 1995 07:07:46 GMT
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Warrl kyree Tale'sedrin (warrl AT blarg DOT net) wrote:
> Joe Plescia                             <jplescia AT plescia DOT com> wrote:

> >Does any one know how to get fdisk (dos ver 6.2) to partition
> >a disk bigger than 500meg?  I have an approx 840 ide drive and
> >fdisk does not let me part. it mode than approx 500m....
> >Norton show the correct size...bios/cmos shows the correct size too...
> >Any Ideas???

> FDISK is fine.  Your problem lies deeper.  Specifically, your BIOS
> cannot see more than 1024 cylinders on the drive.

> Fixes:

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> (2) a new EIDE disk controller card which includes an automatic BIOS
> patching function.  It will be able to handle the disk drive(s) you
> have.  Note: it is possible your current motherboard has the disk
> controller on it; if so, you'll need the motherboard manual to find
> how to disable that controller.  More likely your disk controller is
> on a separate card, which you will remove -- just move all the cables
> from it to similarly-labelled connectors on the new card.
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We got a DTC (Data Technolgy Corp) EIDE controler and a little bios upgrade
board.  seems to work.  Only number I have is auto-fax 408 942 4005

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