First post, by Tempest
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I'm attempting to configure the XTIDE BIOS for use in my 3COM network card which resides in my 486. I'm bit confused though on a few things and I'm hoping someone can help me out:
1. Up until the latest build (r629) there were two different bin files for 386+ systems. The regular 8K bin and the 'large' 10k bin. I believe I read somewhere that the larger one had better transfer speeds on 386 and faster computers, but that's the only thing I could find about it. What is the exact difference between the two? I see no reason not to use the larger one, but I'd like to know because...
2. The latest build (r629) doesn't seem to have the large version anymore. Is it no longer necessary or is it just not available yet?
3. The configuration menu items are a bit cryptic in spots. Does the auto configure option generally set these correctly or do you usually have to set them on your own?
4. This is more related to my 3COM card that I'm using for the boot rom. I have an IBM ValuePoint 486SX/S which has onboard video (S3 chipset I think). Does anyone know where in memory the onboard video is located so I can make sure it doesn't conflict with the XT-IDE BIOS?
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