I have not as yet purchased a controller...just checking to see 
if it'll work...

It will be an ISA card...

Are the Promise cards good?


Thanks  

Hank



On Mon, 16 Mar 1998, Dave Wreski wrote:

> 
> > I should have stated that I'm using a 486 PC...
> > 
> > Do you think using 4 drive controller will be possible with a 486?
> 
> I don't think it will be a problem at all.  Is it one of the 'Promise'
> cards?  Is it a local-bus card?
> 
> > I understand using fstool to add the additional drives but do I 
> > really need to recompile?
> 
> Depends on whether there is support for your new controller already
> compiled in the kernel or as a module.  That is, assuming its even
> necessary.
> 
> Especially if the controller is using the normal secondary port for IDE, I
> don't think you will have a problem.
> 
> Dave
> 
> 


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