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I've been trying to build this 286 setup lately: - Realtek RT3105E - generic 286 motherboard with Headland HT-12 chipset - […]
I've been trying to build this 286 setup lately:
- Realtek RT3105E
- generic 286 motherboard with Headland HT-12 chipset
- A80286 ceramic package @8MHz
- generic UMC 82C305 multi I/O card
- Seagate ST-157A (43MB) hard driveThe issue is that, for whatever reason, I cannot get the HDD detected by the BIOS. It throws a HDD controller failure message on the POST screen.
I've tried other drives with the same setup:- Seagate ST3120A (107MB) = does not work
- Quantum ProDrive LP120 (120MB) = works perfectly
- Conner CFS420A (420MB) = also works perfectlyAll of the mentioned hard drives work just fine on my Pentium machine, as well as on my 486 board with the same UMC card. Changing the motherboard to another 286 (Octek Fox II) does not solve the issue.
I'm starting to think that I'm doing something wrong here. What could cause this weird issue ?