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From: cavenerl@nbnet.nb.ca (Lance Cavener)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc
Subject: Re: Cannot find HD on Compaq deskpro XL-5120
Date: Sat, 01 Jun 1996 01:15:31 GMT
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johnp@octel.com (John Pham) wrote:

>during install (BSDI 2.1), system display can not find 
>any hard disk.   The scsi controller is a AMD 33c93.  Is there
>a driver for the Compaq controller? or the AMD scsi chip?

 You should have asked about the sysreqs for BSDI before buying it.
AMD chips is not one of its specialities, and thus, reading your hard
drive will probably be unlikely..

 Lance