> Subject: Re: bug ins installation disks utilities? > Amos, > > This sounds like a probelm that I'm trying to track down! > > Here are some key questions: > > 1) Is your floppy boot disk connected to the floppy controller on the > 1542?
No, the floppy is connected to the on-board IDE controller - a 82078 chip (according to "dmesg"). > 2) What is the ROM release of the 1542? (It should appear as the > system > starts up). It's a 1542CF with BIOS v2.02 > 3) What brand and revision is your system BIOS? AMI BIOS version 1.00.02.AY0 > > -and- > > 4) Does the problem go away if you turn off the internal and/or > external > cache? No. But when we turned off the turbo (in addition to turning off the caching) it DID go away. > > Turning off the cache seems to be the way to get around this problem. > To do this, you need to go into the BIOS setup. The settings might be > "internal" and "external" cache, or "level 1" and "level 2" cache, or > something like that. > > *PLEASE* let me know the answers to these questions. I've got the same > problem. I've worked around it but I really want to *solve* it! Hope the above helps. ME and my friend (Yigal, who actually did all the work) are at your service for more experimentation and info. (but we are entering a holidays period, so we'll have a little less time at work than usual). > > Thanks! Thanks to you. --Amos Shapira [EMAIL PROTECTED] And... ================================================== Rosenberg Yigal. System Administrator. Tel: +(972)-3 5319367 Fax: +(972)-3 5313311 ==================================================