In any case, I suppose the OP could just use a floppy
boot disk, like slackware's:
http://slackware.mirrors.easynews.com/linux/slackware/slackware/isolinux/sbootmgr/
http://tinyurl.com/2evgaa
Which should bypass any (most) moronic bioses.
any. i use bootable CD for this. very easy to create,
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David,
On Sat, 2008-01-26 at 00:48 +, David Larkin wrote:
It is a fairly old machine I am trying to use.
One that has been switched off and gathering dust for some time.
ROM PCI/ISA BIOS 2A5LHL1A
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... [Press F4 to skip]
Nerius
Some motherboards had an upper limit on hard disk size which I think was
32gb. Some drives have a jumper to limit the apparent size to 32gb (if
that was the size).
Also I no longer have hardware to test this on but if it is a BIOS
problem I believe if you could put the hard disk in a newer
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On 25/01/2008, Chris Whitehouse [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Nerius Landys wrote:
The earler comment about the disk being too big might be the issue. Update
the motherboard's BIOS to the latest revision. You may have to do some
digging to find this for an old motherboard. Tell us if that
It is a fairly old machine I am trying to use.
One that has been switched off and gathering dust for some time.
ROM PCI/ISA BIOS 2A5LHL1A
Award Modular BIOS v4.51PG, AnEnergy Star Ally
Copyright(c) 1984-99 Award Software, Inc.
I've never updated a BIOS before and it sounds a bit
Nerius Landys wrote:
The earler comment about the disk being too big might be the issue. Update
the motherboard's BIOS to the latest revision. You may have to do some
digging to find this for an old motherboard. Tell us if that helps.
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On Sat, Jan 26, 2008 at 12:48:26AM +, David Larkin wrote:
It is a fairly old machine I am trying to use.
One that has been switched off and gathering dust for some time.
ROM PCI/ISA BIOS 2A5LHL1A
Award Modular BIOS v4.51PG, AnEnergy Star Ally
Copyright(c) 1984-99 Award
On Fri, Jan 25, 2008 at 10:48:07PM +, David Larkin wrote:
Hi Guys,
I'm trying to install FreeBSD 6.3 on an old PC.
I have bought a new Maxtor DiamondMax 80Gig disk, to replace the old
one. I will have only one disk in the PC.
I am looking to build using boot floppies and
It is a fairly old machine I am trying to use.
One that has been switched off and gathering dust for some time.
ROM PCI/ISA BIOS 2A5LHL1A
Award Modular BIOS v4.51PG, AnEnergy Star Ally
Copyright(c) 1984-99 Award Software, Inc.
I've never updated a BIOS before and it sounds a bit
On Fri, 25 Jan 2008 14:37:07 -0800
Nerius Landys [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
correct me if I'm wrong
someone. It seems that the issue is a hardware issue. For example, try a
different jumper configuration on the back of the physical hard drive.
Also, there are probably two places on the IDE
On Fri, 25 Jan 2008 22:48:07 +
David Larkin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi Guys,
I'm trying to install FreeBSD 6.3 on an old PC.
I have bought a new Maxtor DiamondMax 80Gig disk, to replace the old
one. I will have only one disk in the PC.
I am looking to build using boot
However, when I reboot (without floppies) I still get the message
Detecting IDE Primary Master ... [Press F4 to skip]
and when I go into BIOS , it still doesn't detect the IDE disk.
How do I format disk so BIOS recognises it ?
I'm pretty sure this isn't a matter of what bits and
However, when I reboot (without floppies) I still get the message
Detecting IDE Primary Master ... [Press F4 to skip]
and when I go into BIOS , it still doesn't detect the IDE disk.
How do I format disk so BIOS recognises it ?
I'm pretty sure this isn't a matter of what bits
Hi Guys,
I'm trying to install FreeBSD 6.3 on an old PC.
I have bought a new Maxtor DiamondMax 80Gig disk, to replace the old one.
I will have only one disk in the PC.
I am looking to build using boot floppies and FTP.
There is no CD drive on the PC.
When I turn the PC on the
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Nerius Landys wrote:
However, when I reboot (without floppies) I still get the message
Detecting IDE Primary Master ... [Press F4 to skip]
and when I go into BIOS , it still doesn't detect the IDE disk.
How do I format disk so BIOS
iH,
Sounds to me like the BIOS doesn't see the disk at all;
disk too big for bios?
I remember having to boot [manager] from an old HD with the actual OS on
a new big HD that the bios would not see/boot from.
formatting does not matter as bios does not see the disk anyways.
I'd look into a
correct me if I'm wrong
someone. It seems that the issue is a hardware issue. For example, try
a
different jumper configuration on the back of the physical hard drive.
Also, there are probably two places on the IDE cable where you can plug
in
your hard drive. Try plugging your
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