HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: tgpt_ltd@uhura.cc.rochester.edu (Tom Guptill)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware,comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Problem with 2 Seagate drives
Date: 10 Sep 92 23:30:41 GMT
Organization: University of Rochester (Rochester, NY)


	I have 2 20MB Seagate hard drives.  One is already installed in my
machine as CMOS type 6.  The other has a sticker on it that says it's CMOS
type 2.  However, both appear to be ST-225's.  For some reason, I can't get
both drives to work at the same time.  I can install one or the other, but
when I try to install both of them neither one works.  My controller has no
jumpers, and I don't have a manual for the drives.  Do I need to change the
device number (I feel like I'm working on an old CBM machine...device 8 or
device 9? :-) )  with the jumpers on the back of the drive?  Am I doing
something else wrong?  Thanks for any help you can give me...


-- 
|Tom Guptill           | tgpt_ltd@uhura.cc.rochester.edu  (internet)  |
|CPU Box 277445 U of R |  "    " @db1.cc.rochester.edu (alt internet) |
|Rochester, NY 14627   |  "    " @uordbv (bitnet)                     |
|(716) 274-0156        |                                              |
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: donm@crash.cts.com (Don Maslin)
Subject: Re: **WANTED** 8 inch Floppy Controller
Organization: CTS Network Services (crash, ctsnet), El Cajon, CA
Date: 06 Sep 92 22:20:40 PDT

 
 Probably, the best way is to get the FDC CompatiCard from MicroSolutions 

                Micro Solutions, Inc.
                132 West Lincoln Hwy.
                DeKalb IL 60115
                (815) 756-3411
 
 You will also need their program UniForm in order to read the 8" format.
 This is fairly pricey, however.
 
 An alternative that should work is to use a High Density FDC - preferably, 
 a four floppy one with the external drive connector - and a copy of the 
 Sydex shareware program 22DISK.  Sydex also publishes information on
 connecting an 8" floppy drive (50 pins) to a 34 pin FDC.

 There are some limitations here, however.  Some of the old CP/M machines  
 used a 128 byte double density sector - Altos and Sierra come to mind.
 This format cannot be successfully read by the 765 FDC chip used in PCs.
 
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: wai@sage.cc.purdue.edu (Benjamin Wai)
Subject: Re: The Complete PC voice mail  - some questions
Reply-To: wai@sage.cc.purdue.edu (Benjamin Wai)
Organization: Purdue University
Disclaimer: as usual...
Date: Sun, 6 Sep 1992 17:08:56 GMT

Newsgroup-check: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware


	I have some questions over the Voice Mail util in general...

	(1) The card will only work when the computer is on, ie, if
	    I wish to have it to answer the phone at night, I basically
	    have to leave the computer on for 24 hours day, is that right?
	    And how would power interruption affect its function? ie, can
	    it be set to reset itself when the computer reboot?

	(2) Once it received the messages, I presume it store them on 
	    the HD? And if so, how much space usually would be expected 
	    needed to store messages?

	Many thanks for any help given.


	 - Benjamin Wai < wai@cn.ecn.purdue.edu > < wai@sage.cc.purdue.edu >

Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: halpin@vsg1.dsg.dec.com (Stephen E. Halpin)
Subject: Re: ATI Graphics Ultra Pro: showcase for EISA?
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
Date: Sun, 13 Sep 1992 04:25:16 GMT

In article <BuHw71.7D5@news.cso.uiuc.edu> berger@atropa (Mike Berger) writes:
>mkg4@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Michael K Gavin) writes:
>>ATI's Graphics Ultra Pro is going to be issued in ISA and EISA versions.
>>Does anyone know whether the EISA version will perform any better than
>>the ISA version?  This seems like a good test of whether those of us
>>who invested in EISA motherboards made a good move or not, eh?
>*----
>I'd think the most important feature would be that it could co-exist
>with real 32-bit applications and hardware.  Did you go with EISA
>for performance or headroom?

In theory it should offer both.  The $64 question is can Windows get at
the 2MB of VRAM through EISA directly, taking advantage of linear addressing
and 32-bit transfers or do you peek at 2MB through a 64K window doing 16-bit
transfers?  -Steve

>--
>	Mike Berger
>	Department of Statistics, University of Illinois
>	AT&TNET     217-244-6067
>	Internet    berger@atropa.stat.uiuc.edu
From: carl@Cayman.COM (Carl Heinzl)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: Memory Cache questions
Date: 10 Sep 92 14:31:58 GMT
	<1992Sep10.003938.9490@sarah.albany.edu>
Organization: Cayman Systems Inc., Cambridge, MA
In-reply-to: jjo619@thor.albany.edu's message of 10 Sep 92 00:39:38 GMT
bcc: carl


>I was wondering if you could use regular (non static) ram for a
>memory cache.  I realize that static memory is used because it
>remembers when the power goes off, but after using the computer the
>cache should be filled with instuctions.  It seems to me that the
>static memory is only better than regular memory at start up time.
>The reason for all this is that static ram is much more expensive than
>regular ram.  I do realize that cache ram is fast and so is more
>expensive but I believe that regular (ie non statice) would be
>cheaper.

You have a major misconception.  Static Ram (or SRAM as it's called)
does *NOT* remember ANYTHING when the power is turned off.  Static ram
is different from Dynamic Ram (DRAM) in that it does not have to be
REFRESHED while the machine is turned on.  Refresh is handled by the
hardware - you have absolutely *NOTHING* to do to make this happen
(although some advanced BIOS' do have a slow refresh option which may
give you an extra couple of percent performance).

Think of SRAM as a bucket that can either be full of water or empty.
Now think of DRAM as a bucket with a little hole in the bottom.  If
someone doesn't periodically come around and say - hey that bucket
should be full, I better fill it the water will drain out (i.e. the
charge on the memory cell will drain out, literally).

Now, NVRAM (Non-Volatile Memory) is memory that remembers when the
power is turned off.  This can be accomplished by several methods
which are beyond the time I have to type this answer, sorry.  I hope
you get the basic idea, though.

-Carl-

--
From: schuster@panix.com (Michael Schuster)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: Reformat HD when XT->AT?
Date: 7 Sep 92 01:23:20 GMT
Organization: PANIX Public Access Unix & Internet, NYC

In article <d8olsth.715815727@dtek.chalmers.se> d8olsth@dtek.chalmers.se (Thomas Olsson) writes:
>Do you have to make a low level format when you move a HD from a XT to an AT?

Not as a rule.


-- 
_______________________________Mike Schuster________________________________
NY Pub. Access UNIX/Internet: schuster@panix.com | 70346.1745@CompuServe.COM
The Portal (R) System: schuster@cup.portal.com   | MCI Mail,GEnie: MSCHUSTER
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: hani@mullet.gu.uwa.edu.au (Hani Jabr)
Subject: DigiBoard and others
Keywords: Digichannel
Organization: University Computer Club --- Perth, Western Australia
Date: Sun, 6 Sep 1992 13:02:49 GMT

I recently found myself working, and I am waiting for a new product
to arrive at the office, a multiple RS-232 board from DigiChannel.
This board gives you 4, 8, or 16 serial prots to play with, and
you can connect multiple boards in the one machine....

HELP!

Does anyone know anything about this product, about similar products,
anything, really.

Thank you       

[HAN]
What's wrong with walking backwards?
From: "peter gottlieb" <peter.gottlieb@channel1.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: ups for 486/33
Date: 11 Sep 92 02:21:06 EST
Reply-To: "peter gottlieb" <peter.gottlieb@channel1.com>
Distribution: comp
Organization: Channel 1 Communications

    Subject: UPS for 486/33

>>I'm making a cursory investigation into a UPS suitable for my Gateway
>>486/33.  What size would be required (200W power supply)?  Can anyone
>>make some manufacturer and model recommendations (with approximate
>>prices if possible)?

Get an American Power Conversion Back-UPS 450.  This is a very high quality
unit, very reliable, UL approved (unlike some Tripp-Lite models), and is
not expensive ( $189 in Computer Shopper).  This is a quasi-square unit,
which is fine for computer switching power supplies, has built-in line
filtering, looks good, etc.

If you really want sine-wave, APC has the Smart-UPS 450, but this will
cost more (around $399) and is not really necessary, although the unit
is flat (fits under the monitor) and acts like a power director.  It
also has a serial port that you can hook up to your computer to see
whats going on with the power line and to control the UPS.

---
  OLX 2.2  h$ s  G  B
--
Channel 1 (R)   Cambridge, MA

Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: scdorcy@lims01.lerc.nasa.gov (JAMES DORCEY)
Subject: Re: Gateway's Software Options?
Followup-To: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: NASA Lewis Research Center
Date: 11 Sep 1992 15:38 EST  

In article <22330@nntp_server.ems.cdc.com>, you@ems.cdc.com writes...

>True, My updat cost to Windows 3.1 from Windows 3.0 via Gateway $36.

It is also noteworthy that the Gateway "upgrades" for MSDOS 5.0 and Windows 
3.1 are "full-fledged" versions, not the "requires previous version to be
installed on your machine" flavor.  I also like to "cow spots" on the 
diskette labels.

Since these are OEM versions, you go to Gateway for tech support, rather 
than to Microsoft.  Having attempted to get tech support from Microsoft on 
the DOS 5 upgrade (which I bought prior to the Gateway version), this might 
be a blessing.

JD
From: Rick.Schryvers@psycho.fidonet.org (Rick Schryvers)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Adaptec 1542B with ST506
Date: Tue, 08 Sep 92 22:49:06 EDT
Organization: Psycho: The Usenet<->Fidonet Gateway of St. Pete Florida

To: klaus@knipp.en.open.de (Klaus Malorny) 
 On 09-07-92 Klaus Malorny wrote to All... 
 
 KM> a suitable SCSI controller. The Adaptec seems to be the right one, but 
 KM> serveral dealers told me that it wouldn't work together with my (old) 
 KM> ST506/MFM-Harddisc controller. 
 KM> A test with my friend's Adaptec adapter failed. When configured 
 KM> properly (?) 
 KM> (but with no HD connected to), my *ST506* drive begins to make noise 
 KM> (the 
 KM> head of the drive seems to move between the cylinders continuously) 
 KM> and the 
 KM> access time increases dramaticaly. 
 KM> My questions are: Is it a configuration problem, a compatibility 
 KM> problem or 
 KM> just caused by the fact that no SCSI drive was connected to the 
 KM> controller? 
 KM> Which other well supported SCSI controllers exist that don't have such 
 KM> problems (what about Future Domain?) ? 
Tell those people who are saying that Adaptec SCSI will not  work with an MFM 
or ST506 drive to go to #$$^%##@$$%@%$@#$%!!!  I am currently working on a 386/25mhz 
sx machine with a st251-1, an st225 and a WREN IV SCSI the scsi drive is my drive 
E, 225 is my drive d, and st251-1 is my drive c.  The only problem is that the 
controller of the mfm or st506 will override the scsi bios and you won't be able 
to boot from the scsi drive...it my case that was ok anyhow.  (the wren iv is a  
338 meg).  I am currently using the adaptec 1540b (OEM'D TO Storage Dimensions as 
the 1640b) 
 
 
... OFFLINE 1.40 * We don't need no steenking tag lines... 

--  
Internet: Rick.Schryvers@psycho.fidonet.org
UUCP: ...!myrddin!tct!psycho!Rick.Schryvers
Note:psycho is a free gateway between Usenet & Fidonet. For info write to
     root@psycho.fidonet.org.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: vtan@cs.uoguelph.ca (Vincent Tan)
Subject: Getting ESDI drives to work properly
Organization: Computing & Communication Services, University of Guelph
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 20:19:08 GMT
X-Posted-From: vtan.cs.uoguelph.ca
NNTP-Posting-Host: sol.ctr.columbia.edu

I can't seem to be able to do this ... and it's getting quite frustrating.

I've installed the drive and controller into a 386 with an AMI bios. I've 
identified the drive parameters and set them accordingly in the CMOS 
settings (using type 47 - user defined). I keep getting 'drive error' on 
bootup. If I choose a drive type that has the same number of heads but less 
cylinders and sectors it boots up fine and I'm able to format it. Problem 
is, it's a 150MB drive (162MB unformatted) and I'm not about to settle for 
the 102MB that I'm getting. There's gotta be a better way!

Help would be muchly appreciated.

Vincent Tan
Data Communications
University of Guelph
Guelph, Ontario
CANADA
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: ggeorge@bilbo.encore.com (Greg George)
Subject: what is a PS/2 Model 90?
Organization: Encore Computer Corp.
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 1992 18:32:10 GMT

In running PC Tools "si", it says that my machine is roughly
comparable to a PS/2 Model 90. The meaningless performance
number is 36 while my machine is registering 46. What is
inside a Model 90? 486? EISA? fast SVGA (S3)? Anyone from
IBM willing to take a stab at this?

thanks!

greg

Greg George
Principal Systems Software Analyst
Project Leader Multimax System V development
From: domae@snow.nrtc.northrop.com (Terry Domae)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Peak Disk Performance?
Date: 14 Sep 92 17:31:13 GMT
Reply-To: domae@snow.nrtc.northrop.com (Terry Domae)
Organization: Northrop Research & Technology Center, Palos Verdes, CA

Hi - 

I'm trying to configure a new system, and I want to get the best possible
disk configuration (general speed and throughput for multiuser systems).

I've been told that SCSI-II (e.g., the new DEC disks spinning at 5400rpm
or the Fujitsu disks spinning at 4500rpm) disks with EISA or MCA caching 
controllers are the way to go.  

Does anyone have any information on Such controlers?  

I know that the following companies have products, but I don't know 
their phone numbers to get additional information.  

Anyway, I'm trying to build up a table of Products, can anyone contribute 
any information?

Company	 PH#		Product	Bus	Cache?	MB/Sec	SCSI-2?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ciprico 800/727-4669	RF5500	ISA/EISA no	5	no
Ciprico 800/727-4669	RF5600	EISA 	no	10	yes
Ciprico 800/727-4669	RF5700	MCA	no	10	yes
Adaptec	800/934-2766	
Mylex	
DPT	
AMI

Thanks,
Terry Domae
| Northrop Research Center	|     Phone/Fax: 310/544-5203 310/377-4271 |
| One Research Park		|      Internet: domae@nrtc.northrop.com   |
| Palos Verdes, CA, 90274-5471	| Amateur Radio: KC6ROI			   |
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: veachm@prism.cs.orst.edu (Michael Veach)
Subject: Re: IDE controller cards
Organization: Oregon State University, Computer Science Dept
Distribution: orst
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 02:26:53 GMT

	Actually, there are intelligent ide adaptor boards available.
	However, I really can't recomend any of them, but the junk that
	came with my quantum drive did list a couple of alternatives. One
	was somthing called the Ontrack Disk Manager (software solution ?).
	The other suggestion bor bios problems was a board labled
	NCL-538 intelligent Bios At/Ide host adaptor. I'm Sure that
	the second item is probably Quantum Parameter specific, but
	hopefully it's a starting point.

					
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: wiegand@rtsg.mot.com (Robert Wiegand)
Subject: Re: Help.... Upgrading motherboard....
Reply-To: motcid!wiegand@uunet.uu.net
Organization: Motorola Inc., Cellular Infrastructure Group
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 20:09:23 GMT

bjs9077@usl.edu (Smith Brad J) writes:


>Hello.....  I would like to upgrade my 286 machine to a 386-40.

>	Can anyone tell me of any problems or specifics I need to know
>about before investing in the 386-40 motherboard.  Is this as easy as
>replacing the motherboard???  Any help is greatly appreciated.

>					Thanx in advance,
>					Brad
>					bjs9077@usl.edu 

In addition to the motherboard you will need to get new memory. Most
motherboards come without any memory, and the memory from your 286
will be too slow. Plus, most 386 motherboards require SIMs or SIPs
for memory, while most 286s use DIP memory. Otherwise, all the boards
in your 286 system should work in the 386.

Good luck.

-- 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Robert Wiegand - Motorola Inc.
uunet!motcid!wiegand
Disclamer: I didn't do it - I was somewhere else at the time.
From: davei@comp.lancs.ac.uk (Mr D Ingles)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: Help! Sytos 1.32 does not want to work!
Date: 9 Sep 92 08:39:33 GMT
Organization: Department of Computing at Lancaster University, UK.

In article <9209090253.AA10245@utep-vaxa.UUCP> sam@utep-vaxa.UUCP (samuel pedroza) writes:
>HELP!  I am using Sytos Plus version 1.32 under DOS 5.0 with a
>Wangteck 5150 backup tape drive off of an ADAPTEC 1542B SCSI adapter.
>Well, more correctly, I am TRYING to use but the backup software
>really has left me quite aggravated.  When the software starts backing
>up, it stops after about 22 files or about 293KB.  Right now, it stops
>at the same file (syplus.exe) and locks.  So I figured it may be the
>file so I excluded it from the backup.  It freezes constantly after
>about 300KB has been backed up and I have to reboot (quite slow with
>AMI BIOS!).  I have tried eliminating everything in the config.sys and
>autoexec.bat (except for aspi4dos.sys of course) but to no avail.  I
>don't know what to try next.  Can anyone please offer any
>suggestions!!?

I found out that himem.sys causes the problem and I have to boot off a
floppy before I can use Sytos. It is a real pain.

Davei
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: smith@crs.cl.msu.edu (Kimberly Smith)
Subject: Pop quiz   power supply pin outs 
Keywords: power supply voltages
Reply-To: smith@crs.cl.msu.edu.UUCP (Kimberly Smith)
Organization: Michigan State University
Date: Sun, 6 Sep 92 04:48:51 GMT

ok ok ok  I am confused... I have an amiga 1000 and am doing a hardware
hack to allow me to use an 8 bit ctlr designed for ibm pc's
I have two questions, simple but necessary...

1. can you use a 16 bit ctlr in an 8 bit bus? (will some cards recognise
						and shift into 8bit?)

2. what are the standard voltages on the pins of the power supply connector?

		  R  B  O  Y
		_____________
		| *  *  *  * |
		\___________/ 


please e-mail me at smith@crs.cl.msu.edu
many thanks
From: ujlh@pool.info.sunyit.edu (James Henrickson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: Gateway CS1024NI = (!=) Mag Monitor
Date: 4 Sep 92 17:15:38 GMT
Organization: State University of New York -- Institute of Technology

In article <1992Sep02.230434.15684@gibdo.engr.washington.edu> bobk@gibdo.engr.washington.edu (Bob) writes:
>ujlh@pool.info.sunyit.edu (James Henrickson) writes:
>| Nope, not always.  I have received mail from several people in the past
>| whose Crystal Scans were made by another company.
>
>ken@sugra.uucp (Kenneth Ng) writes:
>| I've sent mine in for repair, its Tatung.
>
>  I believe you.  The disturbing thing is that I talked to a Gateway sales
>  rep yesterday and she told me *all* the CrystalScan 1572fs monitors were
>  made by Mag.  
>  ==
>
>  Bob                                         Seattle, Washington

I believe you on that point, since you have included the model number.  :)

I think it would be much easier if we all referred to Gateway's monitors
in that fashion since that's probably the only way to distinguish the
actual manufacturer and model.  Statements like "all Gateway monitors
suck" or "all Gateway monitors are made by ..." hurt the company's
image unnecessarily in the event of a poor product.  They do enough 
damage on their own!  Gateway doesn't help matters much by putting 
their name on the monitors, either, since that's where all the model 
confusion came from in the first place.

By flaming specific products and not the entire company, we can inform
other readers of problems to avoid.  Like the Gateway Telepath.  I have
heard so many problems about them that I won't even try one.  On the
other hand, I have been happy with the 386DX-33 I bought from them and
would definitely recommend Gateway's computers to someone else.

-- 
Jim H.
*
* James L. Henrickson
* ujlh@sunyit.edu        "Some day I might have a real .signature!"
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: wiegand@rtsg.mot.com (Robert Wiegand)
Subject: Re: [HELP] Some basic terms about PC hardwares?
Reply-To: motcid!wiegand@uunet.uu.net
Organization: Motorola Inc., Cellular Infrastructure Group
Distribution: "world"
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 14:51:55 GMT

duong@chestnut.chem.upenn.edu (Duc Duong) writes:


>  Hi..

>I have a couple questions about PC hardware..

>1) what's Local Bus, Cache and EISA Mother board?

Local bus - a high speed expansion bus which runs at the full processor
speed. This is seperat from the normal PC bus which is the same speed
on all machines.

Cache - small high speed memory used to hold frequently accessed data.
Having a cache speeds up the computer, but is otherwise invisible to you.

EISA is an 32 bit expansion bus. This is a super-set of the 16 bit ISA bus
found in most PCs. Normal 8 bit and 16 bit cards will work in a EISA
machine as well as EISA 32 bit cards.

>2) I am planning to buy a NEC 17" 5FG color monitor so what do I need
>to speed up the graphics?

Graphics speed will depend on the vidio card, not the monitor.

>3) Does any 486/50 mhz will compatible with that monitor? e.g Zeos,
>Dell, Gateway2000?

No problem.

>4) what's a graphic board and what's a video board?

They are the same thing. You need a card to generate the vidio signal
to the monitor. A few mothewrboars have the vidio built in, but most
require a seperate card which plugs into the PC bus.

>5) What's a good, fast reliable for a 9600bps or abover modem?

I'm not a modem expert.

>6Does a math coprocessor will speed up graphic or window applications?

It depends on the application. You would have to read the documentation
for any application you wanted to use.

>E-mail please. Thank you.

>						duc

-- 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Robert Wiegand - Motorola Inc.
uunet!motcid!wiegand
Disclamer: I didn't do it - I was somewhere else at the time.
From: c60b-1fk@e260-1c.berkeley.edu (Ahmon Dancy)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: 8259 PIC information wanted
Date: 7 Sep 1992 19:57:22 GMT
Organization: University of California, Berkeley
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: e260-1c.berkeley.edu
Originator: c60b-1fk@e260-1c.berkeley.edu

Wanted:  Information on the programmable interrupt controller
in the AT.  
 
Specifically, information on the actual act of repramming the
IRQ numbers.  I know how to disable and enable certain interrupts.
I've been looking through code for DOS extenders and other 386 
protected mode software and they all have some code which redirects
the IRQs and I want to know the details.  Any information is appreciated.

<out>


Xref: sparky comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware:24151 comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc:12596