Good question.
You probably missed the message that I sent explaining this. It
basically goes, current m/b's have built in IDE controllers that are >
ATA-100 which mdk 7.1 can pick up and use. The trick to getting a
system installed and patched is to use this > ATA-100 controller
Initially. Then when everything is ready, there is a procedure to
follow to move the drive over to a ATA-100 controller. If the procedure
is followed correctly things should be happy.
Doug McGarrett wrote:
> I had __already__ gone thru a large batch of Google
> output based exactly on the criteria suggested.
> I found some reference to a patch, which is not
> the question I need answered. (How the heck can
> I install a patch if I can't install Linux on the
> drive in the first place?) I'm not really an
> "expert," but I thought that this was not a
> question for the newbie list. If someone knows the
> answer, I'd appreciate hearing from him or her.
> Thanx. --doug
