Hardware Question

[Alex Snow]

It came out of a stack of unused drives wich had all been tested and worked
Ok.  The hd is the original and boots dos 6 when the cdrom isn't connected.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pete" <persuric at ameritech.net>
To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Sunday, March 10, 2002 2:31 AM
Subject: Re: Hardware Question


>
>   Usually the jumpers will be labeled m a for master and s l for slave and
c
> s for cable select.  Some hard drives arent labeled like this, instead
they
> are labeled as jmp50 etc.  The hard drive in this computer is the
origenal?
> It would boot OK before you tried installing the c d rom?
>   Whear did you get the c d rom from?  Did it come out of a known working
> computer?
>   Pete
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Alex Snow <alex_snow at gmx.net>
> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2002 6:57 PM
> Subject: Hardware Question
>
>
> Hi.
> I am installing a temperary verson of linux on an old 486 box.  To Get
linux
> >from the winblows machine to the 486, I need to install a CDrom.  I
hooked
> it to the same ribbon as the hd since there was room, but it won't boot
with
> the cdrom on the controler.  How do I tell the hd to be master and cdrom
to
> be slave?
>
>
>
>
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