PCBUILD Archives

Personal Computer Hardware discussion List

PCBUILD@LISTSERV.ICORS.ORG

Options: Use Forum View

Use Monospaced Font
Show Text Part by Default
Show All Mail Headers

Message: [<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]
Topic: [<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]
Author: [<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]

Print Reply
Subject:
From:
Brendon Schafer <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:
PCBUILD - Personal Computer Hardware discussion List <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Mon, 27 Aug 2001 19:22:07 +0200
Content-Type:
text/plain
Parts/Attachments:
text/plain (32 lines)
Thanks for the response. BIOS doesn't recognise the 40Gb and the controller
on the modo ai ATA 33. 2 Reasons I can't do this.
Cheers
Brendon


From: "joseph marty"

<snip>


> What I'd do is reconnect the drive you want to partition to the primary
IDE controller and do it from there.  Then you can put it back where you
want it.
> >
> >I have in my other machine a Promise ATA 66 IDE Controller card. I have a
40Gb Drive on the card that I want to partition. I have 2 other drives that
are connected to my Primary IDE controller on my motherboard.
> >I have partition software (Shareware product called BootIT NG from
www.bootitng.com). On the web site it mentions I can only use Bootit NG on
the drive on the controller card if "as long as the hard drives are mapped
in to the BIOS and the BIOS can be used to access them."
> >
> >The controller card creates it's own extended BIOS, but I'm not able to
access the drive.
> >My question is how do I do this? I have an ASUS P2-99 mobo.
<snip>

         PCBUILD maintains hundreds of useful files for download
                     visit our download web page at:
                  http://freepctech.com/downloads.shtml

ATOM RSS1 RSS2