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Re: X16B
From:
Carroll Grigsby <[log in to unmask]>
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PCBUILD - Personal Computer Hardware discussion List <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Fri, 27 Sep 2002 11:04:26 -0400
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On Thursday 26 September 2002 07:20 pm, Ed Knights wrote:
> I need some help getting a Proto PC /PC-Tech X16B going.
>
> It is a XT with a 80186/8087 CPU and SCSI on the mother
> board made in the mid 80's.
>
> It boots up on a hard drive in dos 6.22, but I get
> a 'disk not ready' on the 5 1/4 floppy.  I have tried
> several drives and many jumper settings.
>
> Ed Knights

Ed:
Just a shot in the dark: Is the disk density compatible with both the drive
and the BIOS? Back in those days, 360K disks were bleeding edge.
Regards,
Carroll Grigsby

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