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Promise Ultra100 TX2 PCI problem on 486

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First post, by Half-Saint

Posted on 2014-04-04, 07:23

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I finally received the abovementioned card and wanted to test it in a 486 board which appears to have a faulty onboard IDE controller. However, it didn't work. I get an error saying: UltraTX2 BIOS was not loaded because no drives are attached.

Why won't the card see the hard drive? I tested it on a late model socket 370 board and it worked fine with the same drive and same cable...

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Reply 1 of 4, by feipoa

Posted on 2014-04-04, 08:42

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I recall it working on my 486. What motherboard are you using?

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Reply 2 of 4, by Half-Saint

Posted on 2014-04-04, 08:53

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I'm using MB-8433/40 UUC-A Ver.3.1

Reply 3 of 4, by Mau1wurf1977

Posted on 2014-04-04, 08:58

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Never tried that controller on a 486. Only Pentium and higher...

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Reply 4 of 4, by feipoa

Posted on 2014-04-04, 09:04

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I haven't used that particular board. Maybe try a CD/DVD drive on the TX2 to see if it is recognised. Try to disable the motherboard's onboard IDE and set boot priority to SCSI if that option exists.

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