johnnydicamillo
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I connected the ISA card into my modern computer and connected the IBM's hdd to it, but it won't show up.
is there any drivers I need to get.
is there any drivers I need to get.
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Help Connecting My IBM 5160 XT Hard Drive on my modern computer
- Thread starter johnnydicamillo
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More than likely that you can't. These early IBM (and generally all early compatibles) use MFM hard drives. Modern BIOS' just can't support them. Read this thread: http://www.vintage-computer.com/vcforum/showthread.php?10200-ST-225-MFM-in-newer-PC
Chuck(G)
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What "modern" PC has ISA slots anyway? The last one I saw was a special-order P4 board (Soyo, I think).
You might be able to get it working, but observe that the I/O ports and IRQ defaults for the XT controller are likely to conflict with existing hardware. There may also be some substantial BIOS conflicts as well.
You might be able to get it working, but observe that the I/O ports and IRQ defaults for the XT controller are likely to conflict with existing hardware. There may also be some substantial BIOS conflicts as well.
RetroHacker_
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I was able to get an MFM controller working in a Pentium II once, but it conflicts with things - I think I had to disable the onboard IDE controller in the BIOS.
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