BL> My $10 2nd-hand VLB EIDE board has peculiar things written
BL> on it, especially "IDE MODE" with a choice of four settings:
BL> 600ns, 500nS, 400nS and 240nS. It came set at 600nS so I
BL> left it, but what does it BL> mean? Should I set it to 240nS?

BG> No idea.  What does the "manual" say (or didn't you get one) ?

RS> These are essentially the Mode thingos to the IDE drive as it says,
RS> but with the timing numbers quoted instead of saying PIO MODE 3 etc.

BG> That sure sounds logical enough.

RS> That series of his are MODE 0-3

BG> So he'd be better off setting his mode 4 HD to 240nS (the fastest) then?

Depends entirely on the hard drive being used and what
it supports. I've lost track of what he has installed and
normally that cant be set for individual drives on those
multiIOs, so its the most geriatric hard drive in use that matters.

I do remember that he usually uses his most geriatric hard drive installed
as a backup device, so its very likely to not support that fastest speed.

BL> I started off with the idea that all I had to do was plug the CD on
BL> the end of the cable and my BIOS would work. Whata mistaka to maka!

BG> You still need drivers.

RS> There are a few bios with CDROM support in the bios. Uncommon tho.

BG> Must be, 'cos I've never even heard of one, let alone seen one.

I forget now which one it was, maybe the MrBIOS.
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