Francois Roy wrote in a message to Bill Kirby:
FR>> or perhaps its trigger level could be set a tad lower. Sometimes,
FR>> having the Bios set to do "long block transfers" (disk I/O) will keep
FR>> the machine busy long enough during disk writes to mask interrupts
FR>> long enough for the CRCs to occur.
BK> How do I do this with OS/2 and SIO.
FR> Operating system is irrelevant. You set this in your Bios. There
FR> is also no guarantee it'll cure anything, but it's worth a try.
BIOS is only relevant to DOS/Windows when accessing the drive via the BIOS.
OS/2, Windows NT, Linux, Windows 95, etc. no longer use the BIOS after
switching to protected mode.
Regards,
David
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