720kb floppy and SiS 496 error

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omarsis81
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720kb floppy and SiS 496 error

Post by omarsis81 »

I'm not sure if it is a bug from PCem or not, but here's what I observe:

Only happens with the SiS 496/497 motherboard

If I select in the Configure menu a 720 disk drive and configure it as 720kb in the BIOS
it gives the "Floppy disk(s) fail (40)" on the POST screen.

I could just press F1 and the POST continues, the floppy drive works fine, but maybe there's something wrong with the detection.
I tested it with two different BIOSes

Can someone else please reproduce this?
altheos
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Re: 720kb floppy and SiS 496 error

Post by altheos »

I reproduce this and can confirm that the message "Floppy disk(s) fail.." is very specific in setting a 720k drive in BIOS.
Battler
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Re: 720kb floppy and SiS 496 error

Post by Battler »

I can also reproduce this.
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