XT-IDE — PCB only

915.30

This card features the same basic design as the original XTIDE, using 74xxx logic parts, but adds support for a high speed UART, a larger boot ROM, and built in “chuck mod” to improve drive performance.

Available on back-order

Category:

Description

Feature list

  • Works “as you’d expect” as a functioning IDE controller for 8-bit ISA slots. Just attach up to 2 PATA hard drives to a cable and start using it.
  • No drivers to load. All HDD support is added through the onboard boot ROM (technically, a ‘BIOS expansion ROM’).
  • Onboard boot ROM (EEPROM type of ROM) can be flash upgraded. No ROM programmer required.
  • Supports drives of any size. There are restrictions in the operating system though (DOS 6.22 limits drive size to 8.4Gb)
  • The UART (optional) allows the card to boot over a serial link from a high speed modern computer, reading and writing to an .IMG file that represents a bootable hard disk image.
  • Supports most Compact Flash devices attached to CF->IDE converters.
  • Supports most DOM devices. (see test results page below)
  • Adds a boot menu (optional) to your machine- Boot to any drive attached to your computer, including the B: drive!
  • Onboard power connector for powering either CF devices (5 volts) or standard HDDs (12 volts) for machines without spare wiring from the power supply (such as the IBM model 25).

Reviews

There are no reviews yet.

Be the first to review “XT-IDE — PCB only”