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From: johnc@mt-inc.com (John Crookshank)
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Subject: Re: IDE adaptor for DEC Alpha
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On 24-Jan-96 15:51:44, Andrew Hofman (andyh@erinet.com) Emailed:
> Sounds ridiculous, I know. But here's why I want to put an IDE drive in
> a Raptor 3: Since I upgraded from the PAR to the PVR, I've had a really
> nice
> 1.2gig Conner IDE drive sitting around, collecting dust. I'd like to
> slap it into one of my Alphas for extra storage, but I don't know if
> Microsoft or anyone else has bothered to write an Alpha-compatible
> driver for even one IDE card. Any ideas?
>
> Andy Hofman
> LumaQuest Productions
> Animation and Dual Raptor 3 Rendering
> andyh@erinet.com
> 513-643-7333
Andy, I've never tried using an IDE in a Raptor system, but it's supported
by the BIOS, the option for IDE is available in the Setup/Advanced/NVRAM
menu, so I would think that it doesn't need a driver. The multi-function
serial/parallel card you already have in there has an IDE controller on it,