Hardware Question

[Pete]

  Set bios to primary slave auto or cdrom.  If it is award or ami bios use
the delette key to get into bios.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Alex Snow" <alex_snow at gmx.net>
To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Sunday, March 10, 2002 9:40 AM
Subject: Re: Hardware Question


So, I got the jumpers set.  What do I set in the bios? I don't even know the
key to get into the setup program.  I just yank out the hd and hope that'll
get me into the bios.  The computer is an old IBM PS/valuepoint.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ed Barnes" <ed.barnes at janus.northatlantic.nf.ca>
To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Saturday, March 09, 2002 4:56 PM
Subject: Re: Hardware Question


> Hi Alex.
> I worked on a similar configured machine as the one you have with mitsumi
> cd-rom and maxster hd from around the generation you have and indeed the
> cd-rom had jumpers as yours does and the small maxster in my case which
was
> 400 mb didn't.
> So, the hd will go to master and the cdr-rom to slave as you've set the
> cd-rom jumper that way.
>    I know that some of those mitsumi's need drivers under dos so I am not
> sure if a geniric ide cd-rom driver from a Linux boot disk will work to
> mount it or you will need a custom boot image for your Mitsumi.
> Others may have better feedback to offer as they have more direct Linux
> experience than I do.
> Ed Barnes
>
> At 11:45 AM 09/03/2002, you wrote:
> >Hi Ed.
> >I'm usually good with hardware, but this is anoying.  The cdrom is a
Mitsumi
> >4x dated 1995.  The hard drive is a Maxtor 240 mb drive dated 1993.  The
> >cdrom has jumper pins on the back labeled cable sellect, slave and
master.
> >I pulled the actual thing that you move on the jumpers of an old 1x.  I
set
> >the jumpers at slave on the cdrom and am leaving the hd alone since it
> >doesn't have labeled jumpers.
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Ed Barnes" <ed.barnes at janus.northatlantic.nf.ca>
> >To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> >Sent: Friday, March 08, 2002 10:45 PM
> >Subject: Re: Hardware Question
> >
> >
> > > Hi Alex.
> > > Just curious if you know the manufacturer of this cd-rom and its model
> > > number and if you could send it along.
> > > This may help in one of us or yourself consulting the manufacturers
> > > regarding the drive's default behaviour as it seems that it is
jumperless.
> > > Also, how old approximately is it, and what speed is it, as you
probably
> > > know, there are less and less certainties with regard to cd-roms when
you
> > > get into 1x, 2x, and 4x teritory or even a bit later.
> > > I would second Kerry's suggestion regarding that it probably defaults
to
> > > either slave or cable select if it is without jumpers.
> > > I feel however that if we had more info on the drive, I.E., model and
> > > manufacturer as mentioned above that this would help us a great deal.
> > > I should close with a bit of a disclaimer of sorts, despite the fact I
> >have
> > > loads of hardware experience in respect to DOS and Windows
environments I
> > > am a linux newbie in the wirse way though I am chomping at the bit.
> > > Regards,
> > > Ed Barnes
> > >
> > >
> > > At 06:10 PM 08/03/2002, you wrote:
> > > >Hi.
> > > >Thanks for the quick response!
> > > >Yup.  Thats the way the cdrom looks.  Only problemis, The three sets
of
> > > >jumpers don't have any of those jumper things on them.  They just are
> >three
> > > >sets of 2 pins.
> > > >Found it on the hd thou.
> > > >----- Original Message -----
> > > >From: "Kerry Hoath" <kerry at gotss.net>
> > > >To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> > > >Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2002 8:34 PM
> > > >Subject: Re: Hardware Question
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > I've posted on this before but here we go again:
> > > > > With the connectors of the cdrom towards you you have:
> > > > > power on the right, 4-pin.
> > > > > IDE ribbon connector 40-pin
> > > > > then a jumper block then redbook audio then digital out and mode
> >jumpers
> > > >working your way to the left.
> > > > > The jumper pins closed to the 40-pin ribbon cable is master,
> > > > > the next set are slave and the next set are cable select.
> > > > > If there is a secondary ide controller put the cdrom on that since
> > > > > some hard drives have different jumperings for single drive
> > > > > and drive with slave especially western digital.
> > > > > Otherwise cdrom as slave is on the center of the set of 3 jumpers
next
> >to
> > > >the ribbon.
> > > > >
> > > > > Regards, Kerry.
> > > > > On Thu, Mar 07, 2002 at 06:57:07PM -0500, Alex Snow wrote:
> > > > > > 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?
> > > > > --
> > > > > Kerry Hoath:  kerry at gotss.net kerry at gotss.eu.org or
> > > >kerry at gotss.spice.net.au
> > > > > ICQ: 8226547 msn: kerry at gotss.net Yahoo: kerryhoath at yahoo.com.au
> > > > >
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