Re: [TCLUG:20134] [OT - Hardware] DMA-33, -66, -100 silliness

[Mike Hicks <hick0088@tc.umn.edu>]

Ben Kochie wrote:
> 
> hrm.. i thought all IDE, like scsi drives were backwards compatable, you
> should be able to use a DMA-66/100 drive on a DMA/33 box.. have a couple
> DMA-66 drives working that way around.  mental help?  maybe your board
> needs that.. flash update..

Heh, that worked..  Always nice to have a BIOS that is less than a year
old...

Of course, I had to find a DOS boot disk first.  Always a challenge. 
But I dd'd it, so now I'll always have one ;-)

> or try it in a similar board.  fiscal
> help.. sorry.. my car got wrecked recently, i need fiscal help too :)

I wish you good fortune ;-)

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