Subj : BACK IN BUSINESS
To   : HOWIE COOMBE
From : MARTIN ATKINS
Date : Thu Feb 03 2005 05:34 pm

-=> HOWIE COOMBE wrote to MARTIN ATKINS <=-

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


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

HC> Which is bad why?.

Because operating systems are written to be installed on the IDE 0
master (C:).

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

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

MBR = Master Boot Record. If an operating system is not addressed directly
by the MBR on the master drive then it needs an intermediate to address
the MBR on the slave drives. That involves what is called a boot loader
and that directs the BIOS to address disks or partitions out side the 
initial master MBR. 

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

HC> Why?.

Because the BIOS reads a small area at the beginning of the master disk
in order be directed to the next sequence in the boot process.

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

HC> How?, 

Pull the ribbon out of the master.

HC> Why?.

Because on later computers, if the master is missing on IDE 0 it will
treat the slave as master.

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

HC> And hopefully he has a surgeons hands.

Not really but it usually involves dislodging the master and so a
screw driver is involved.

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

HC> Aha.

> Unplug all the other disks except the cdrom.

HC> Aha.

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

HC> Thank you for that good news happy jack.

> Happy chistmas. ;)

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

A few beers made it a relaxing one for me. I find it the best antidote to
a hot and humid day.

L8r.
 
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