On Fri, 30 Apr 1999, Hans Otten wrote:
> When i had a small hard disk (SCSI) with only one partition on it i used the
> DOS Assign to have the first floppy drive be A:, the second B:, the hard
> disk partition was C.
> I never wanted to get used to the differences between PC and MSX drive
> lettering.
> But with the large IDE disks it is a waste of drive letters for partitions.
if you don't like so many driveletters, you can disable some of the
partitions with the idefdisk program. Example: if you leave 1 partition
enabled, this partition will be A:, your floppies become B: & C:.
> So you and i have to get used to it...
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Roberto Pinna [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, April 29, 1999 10:32 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: IDE & slotexpander
>
>
> > Anytime I try to acces them, the computer reads the
> > first or second (depending on what drive I'm trying to acces)
> > partition of my harddisk...
>
>
> The MSX differs a bit from the PC. On the PC your diskdrives will always
> be drive A: and B:, your 1st HDD partition will be C:.
> Because the IDE interface is initialised 1st on your machine, the 1st
> and 2nd partitions become A: and B: (3rd part will be C:, etc).
> For instance if you have 5 partitions on your HDD, the letters A,B,C,D
> and E will be your HDD partitions, Drive F: and G: will be your floppy
> drives.
>
>
> Hopefully this helps...
>
>
>
> GreeTz!
> MTC
>
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