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I may have made a mistake buying an ECS 848P-A mobo just because it was
on sale at Frys. The manual says it supports dual floppys, the BIOS
says otherwise.

I have sent several support queries via thier web site but no response.
Anyone have a magic trick to wake up thier support?
 
Rich said:
I may have made a mistake buying an ECS 848P-A mobo just because it was
on sale at Frys. The manual says it supports dual floppys, the BIOS
says otherwise.

I have sent several support queries via thier web site but no response.
Anyone have a magic trick to wake up thier support?
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Dual FLOPPIES????????? A: and B: ???????

Strange...... We all use usbsticks!
 
bios doesn't have a floppy 'swap' feature?

Rich Greenberg said:
I may have made a mistake buying an ECS 848P-A mobo just because it was
on sale at Frys. The manual says it supports dual floppys, the BIOS
says otherwise.

I have sent several support queries via thier web site but no response.
Anyone have a magic trick to wake up thier support?

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Rich Greenberg N6LRT Marietta, GA, USA richgr atsign panix.com + 1 770 321 6507
Eastern time zone. I speak for myself & my dogs only. VM'er since CP-67
Canines:Val, Red & Shasta (RIP),Red, husky Owner:Chinook-L
Atlanta Siberian Husky Rescue. www.panix.com/~richgr/ Asst
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Owner:Sibernet-L
 
Rich Greenberg said:
I may have made a mistake buying an ECS 848P-A mobo just because it was
on sale at Frys. The manual says it supports dual floppys, the BIOS
says otherwise.

I have sent several support queries via thier web site but no response.
Anyone have a magic trick to wake up thier support?

--
Rich Greenberg N6LRT Marietta, GA, USA richgr atsign panix.com + 1 770 321 6507
Eastern time zone. I speak for myself & my dogs only. VM'er since CP-67
Canines:Val, Red & Shasta (RIP),Red, husky Owner:Chinook-L
Atlanta Siberian Husky Rescue. www.panix.com/~richgr/ Asst
Click to expand...
Owner:Sibernet-L
In what way does BIOS say otherwise? Why do you want dual floppy?
Mike.
 
Rich Greenberg said:
I may have made a mistake buying an ECS 848P-A mobo just because it
was
on sale at Frys. The manual says it supports dual floppys, the BIOS
says otherwise.

I have sent several support queries via thier web site but no
response.
Anyone have a magic trick to wake up thier support?

--
Rich Greenberg N6LRT Marietta, GA, USA richgr atsign panix.com + 1
770 321 6507
Eastern time zone. I speak for myself & my dogs only. VM'er
since CP-67
Canines:Val, Red & Shasta (RIP),Red, husky
Owner:Chinook-L
Atlanta Siberian Husky Rescue. www.panix.com/~richgr/ Asst
Owner:Sibernet-L
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I have noticed a few Mainboards that do not support A and B floppies.
Most will. This one does not. Unless the price was incredibly low
I would us an 865PE or 875P chipset board. The 875 being the most
mature. I find a lot of uses for duel floppies on a daily basis.
Others
may not. I also have CDRW and a Flash memory drive. I just use
the most convenient tool for me.
 
In what way does BIOS say otherwise? Why do you want dual floppy?
Mike.
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The book shows a floppy A line and a floppy B line. The B line is
missing on the screens, and while I had both drives connected with a
dual cable, neither worked. With only one floppy connected on a single
cable (which was included with the mobo), it works.

I occasionally need to duplicate floppies which is easiest with 2.
 
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