Subj : BACK IN BUSINESS
To   : Martin Atkins
From : Howie Coombe
Date : Mon Jan 31 2005 12:07 am

Dear Martin, in regards to this Old Message to Wayne Chirnside.

 > -=> WAYNE CHIRNSIDE wrote to CHARLES ANGELICH <=-

 > -> WC> I DID however manage to _start_ the process of installling Windows 

 > -> Wrong OEM for that machine?

 > WC> Nope, original software complete with registration keys. Seems the

 >  Are you saying you are trying to install an OEM to a slave drive?


It would seem so.

 > I am not suprised it failed.


How so?.

 > WC> Problem is the software is on CD and the Promise card lacks ATAPI

 >  That's even worse.


How so?.

 > You are trying to install an operating system on IDE 1 Slave.


Which is bad why?.

 > You've got no chance of installing any system unless it has direct access    
> to the MBR.


How so?, Why so?, What is in MBR?.

 > If it is jumpered slave and if your bios will handle it then slave it to     
> IDE 0.


Why?.

 > Unplug the master drive and see if it can boot the slave.


How?, Why?.

 > If you can't do that then it's a tweezer job.


And hopefully he has a surgeons hands.

 > Jump the disk master and plug the end of the IDE 0 riben into your new       
> disk.


Aha.

 > Unplug all the other disks except the cdrom.


Aha.

 > You have zero chance of installing an operating system on /dev/hde


Thank you for that good news happy jack.

 > Happy chistmas. ;)


Thank you, and a very belated return of sentiments to you, and a Belated Happy 
Australia Day to any Fellow Australians on this echo.

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