I'm no BIOS expert, but I believe 0x80 is the "primary master" and 0x81 is the "secondary master". My cdrom is a "primary slave" (i.e. it is physically connected to the "primary master").
I believe if I had connected my cdrom to the "secondary master" it would be a "secondary slave". The "secondary master" (Windows disk) would then be hdb and the cdrom would be hdc. ...I think. rgds-- TA ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) I don't speak for the Federal Reserve Board, it doesn't speak for me.