From 950ca24be43fda81b9e0ced7be814c80002f22bd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: wilko Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2000 22:48:24 +0000 Subject: Now that I have my NoName back I could confirm it: IDE is no-go on these boards. --- release/texts/alpha/ALPHAHW.TXT | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'release') diff --git a/release/texts/alpha/ALPHAHW.TXT b/release/texts/alpha/ALPHAHW.TXT index 69c9664..9126500 100644 --- a/release/texts/alpha/ALPHAHW.TXT +++ b/release/texts/alpha/ALPHAHW.TXT @@ -192,7 +192,9 @@ a new power supply. The 3.3 Volts is only needed in case you run 3.3 Volts PCI expansion boards. IDE: -SRM presumably cannot boot from IDE disks (have never tried this myself) +The SRM cannot boot from IDE disks. A SRM 'show device' does not include +the IDE. FreeBSD does not 'see' the IDE interface either. +Use the embedded NCR/Symbios SCSI interface instead. Memory: Make sure you use true 36 bit SIMMs, and only FPM (Fast Page Mode). EDO RAM -- cgit v1.1