SpidersWeb
Veteran Member
So with the help of an angle grinder, I managed to build my 5170.
Some questions though:
Question 1)
1.44 floppy drive will not work. Setup as a 720K, then I tried using DRIVPARM and DRIVER.SYS to set it to 1.44 but I keep getting "Parameters not supported" etc - is there anyway to get an internal 1.44 drive working on the 1985 BIOS? (I gave up and installed a Syquest SQ-555 in the bay instead - but still curious).
Question 2)
Does the 5170 support extended memory, or does it need expanded beyond 1024KB? I can't get my XMS card to work - Everex EV-135 RevC. The memory error is immediately on the 10000 boundary (1024). I've configured the card for 3Mb Extended starting at 1024Kb and have an AST SIxPakPlus installed which fills from 512-640Kb (its slow, but all I could find)
Some questions though:
Question 1)
1.44 floppy drive will not work. Setup as a 720K, then I tried using DRIVPARM and DRIVER.SYS to set it to 1.44 but I keep getting "Parameters not supported" etc - is there anyway to get an internal 1.44 drive working on the 1985 BIOS? (I gave up and installed a Syquest SQ-555 in the bay instead - but still curious).
Question 2)
Does the 5170 support extended memory, or does it need expanded beyond 1024KB? I can't get my XMS card to work - Everex EV-135 RevC. The memory error is immediately on the 10000 boundary (1024). I've configured the card for 3Mb Extended starting at 1024Kb and have an AST SIxPakPlus installed which fills from 512-640Kb (its slow, but all I could find)