First post, by Arkanix
I've been trying to get my XTIDE up and running alongside the MFM hard disk in my IBM 5160 so that I can back up the drive (original DOS3 and utilities) and finally get the 5.25" drive working as I have no other way to get software on to the computer. The CF card was working and booting just fine. I tried updating the XTIDE BIOS to the latest release using the XTIDECFG utility, but this caused the CF card to longer be recognised at 300h (previously showed up as "SMART CF", now says "not found" for both Master and Slave). I have tried reprogramming the EEPROM on a new computer using DOSBOX and a TL866 and putting it back in, and have tried various XTIDE BIOS releases, but seem to continue having the same issue of no drive being recognised at 300h.
In order to prepare the CF card, I've deleted all partitions in Windows 10's partition manager, then mounted the CF disk as a "virtual drive" in Oracle VirtualBox. Using a DOS 5 boot disk, I've partitioned using fdisk and done a fdisk /mbr then used SETUP to format and install DOS5. I've then dragged a couple of folders from my Win10 PC to the CF card and ejected it.
I have checked the jumpers on my XTIDE card and made sure to select "300h" as the base address in the BIOS setup, but I must be missing some other setting I need to choose. I've tried looking for other solutions or suggestions online but the guides and troubleshooting threads I've come across so far have just left me confused and unsure what to do.
Current BIOS settings.
Version: ide_xt.bin v2.0.0b3+ 2021-06-10
Controller device type: XTIDE r2
Base address: 300h
Control block address: 308h
All other settings left stock.
Settings on Monotech XT-IDE Card Rev 5.3
28C64B EEPROM (8K)
ROM Address: 1000 ($D000)
IDE address: 110000 ($300)
5V on IDE pin 20: Connected (No molex cable to CF-IDE adapter)
HiSpeed: Off
ROM W/P: On
ROM Enable: On
Other things I have tried
- Set BIOS to XTIDE Rev 1 (CF Card not detected)
- Another CF card (Rev 2 setting: not detected, Rev 1 setting: Detected as "Hitachi *&%$&*" but gave a "Unable to Boot" error, even after a fdisk /mbr and reformat in VirtualBox with DOS5)
- Delete partitions in Windows 10, Repartition, fdisk /mbr and reinstall DOS5 in VirtualBox with DOS5 boot disk
I would really appreciate any help or advice that could be provided <3
Ark