Hello,
the following was message was never sent (got stuck in my unsent
messages folder), but maybe it contains some useful things. So, here it
is:
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Hi,
some short notes:
* only 6 driveletters can be assigned to the IDEinterface=6*32MB
To use the other partitions, use the IDEPAR.COM utility to (temporarily)
reach the other partitions.
The partitions that are used at startup can be set with the IDEFDISK
program (enable/disable partitions) If you want to use Cdrom, make sure
a maximum of 5 hd partitions are enabled, so you've got 1 driveletter
left
for the CDROM
* don't use old PAR utilities, only use IDEPAR.COM
* 31 partitions is the maximum and won't be extended: in future FAT16
partitions will be possible, so there's no need for >31 partitions...
>
> A big problem is also that the CDrom drive is not found. I've put the switch
> on the back of the drive on 'Slave' but the IDE interface just says it can't
> find a slave
check power supply and check harddisk jumpersettings (I believe Seagate
HD have a separate jumpersetting for masteronly and masterwithslave)
Is the flatcable well connected
Is the cable <46cm (IDE STANDARD SAYS: IDE CABLE <46cm BUT EVERYWHERE I
SEE THESE HORRIBLE LONG FLATCABLES grrr.. :) )
> and IDECDEX.COM aborts with the error message 'IDE driveletter
> not found.
This error occurs if:
- no CDROM is detected at startup
- a CDROM is detected, but the 6 driveletters are used by the HD (use
IDEFDISK to enable only 5 or less partitions)
first make sure that the CDROM is detected at startup.
It might be very useful to see if the CDROM is functioning ok when it is
connected as the master without a harddisk...)
greetz,
Jon
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