No need to upgrade...
Back in the 486 days, there was such thing as a Promise card... Virtually
the same as the newfangled dual 2-disk controllers built into a pentium
motherboard... I know I'm using one on MY Linux box. Also lets you read
beyond 1024 cylinders, if your motherboard wont let you. If you have the
controller built into the motherboard, THEN you have to upgrade!
Don't know if you can FIND a Promise card though...
>Philippe
>
>Thanks for the additional help.
>Time to go buy the board and get with the upgrade.
>
>hank
>
>On Mon, 16 Mar 1998, Tempel, Philippe 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 understand using fstool to add the additional drives but do I
>> > really need to recompile?
>> >
>> [PT] I would guess that there should be no problem
>> if the 4 drive controller is the only IDE controler in
>> the system. IDE only allows up to two controllers
>> of two devices each. If you are trying to use this
>> with another IDE controller, then all bets are off.
>>
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