Subj : BACK IN BUSINESS
To   : Martin Atkins
From : Howie Coombe
Date : Sat Feb 05 2005 10:00 pm

Dear Martin, in regards to this message to Me.

 > -=> 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:).


Aha, Well, Thank you for that re education.

 > > You've got no chance of installing any system unless it has direct 

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

 >  MBR = Master Boot Record.


Well thank you for that re education.

 > 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.


Well thank you for that re education.

 > That involves what is called a boot loader and that directs the BIOS to      
> address disks or partitions out side the initial master MBR.


Well Thank you for that re education.
 
 > > If it is jumpered slave and if your bios will handle it then slave it to

 > 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.


Well thank you for that re education.

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

 > HC> How?,
 
 > Pull the ribbon out of the master.


Well Thank you for that re education.

 > HC> Why?.

 >  Because on later computers,


Yes?.

 > if the master is missing on IDE 0 it will treat the slave as master.


Well thank you for that re education.

 > > 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.


Which does mean you have to watch the Beer Consumption, which you do any way, 
Thank you for that re education.

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

 > 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

 >  A few beers made it a relaxing one for me.


And what about New Years Day and Chinese New Years Day?.

 > I find it the best antidote to a hot and humid day.


Aha, i prefer large quantitys of water and a liberal attitude to clothing 
myself.

 > L8r.


RBAY.

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