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SYMPTOMSWhen you start Windows in 386 enhanced mode with 32-bit disk access enabled on a Quantum LPS-540AT hard disk drive, the following error message occurs:
CAUSEQuantum Corporation has confirmed that the LPS-540AT has 1120 cylinders, 59 sectors, and 16 heads, which makes this drive incompatible with the 32-bit disk access device driver included with Windows and Windows for Workgroups (WDCTRL). This does not affect 32-bit file access (VFAT) in Windows for Workgroups 3.11. WORKAROUNDQuantum Corporation recommends setting the BIOS parameters to the following:
NOTE: There is also a file available from the Quantum bulletin board
service (BBS) called IDE_DOS.EXE. This self-extracting compressed file
contains an MS-DOS-level utility that allows the drive to be formatted to
540 megabytes. Also included is the file IDE_WIN.386, which is the Quantum
replacement for WDCTRL.
For more information about this procedure, contact Quantum Corporation Technical Support. Additional query words: 3.10 3.1 3.11 32bitdiskaccess fastdisk bda
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