Date: Sat, 18 Dec 2004 16:59:14 -0800 (PST)
From: Matt Hanson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] When EZ-Drive is a >must< for W98 * W2K installations
--- Matt Hanson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Okay, running PM's partinfo, right off the bat I see I have a problem
> with the Win98 OS reporting too few cylinders fot the drive. 4863
> instead of 4864. I still have EZ-Drive installed, but I've not seen that
> error in the past with EZ-D when things were working well.
>
> And the extended partition is type 0f.
>
> Attached is the PM partinfo output file if it helps. Dan's server won't
> forward it to the list.
Just a couple of footnotes here...
* The partinfo.exe for this HDD mounted in the 110 with EZD removed says
the system reports only 1017, but shows 4864 cylinders in the partition
table, and noted the error difference.
* The partinfo.exe for this HDD mounted in the desktop with EZD removed
says the system reports the correct full 4864 cylinders with no errors
showing in the partition table anywhere.
* Again with EZD installed and in the 110, partinfo says the system reports
4863 cylinders instead of the 4864 partinfo sees in the partition table,
and makes a note of the error.
For some reason the system was locking up in DOS the other night.
Ctrl-Alt-Del didn't reboot, the power switch didn't shut it down, and tghe
reboot switch didn't reboot. Had to pull the AC and battery pack numerous
times.
>From my experiences with both the desktop w/multiple HDDs and this 110, it
seems a CMOS/BIOS setting thing. Sometimes the system wouldn't boot at
all. No red 'Toshiba' splash screem. No nada. Letting the system sit,
and I presume the CMOS to discharge, the system with finally boot again
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