From: yee@nimios.eng.mcmaster.ca (Paul Yee)
Subject: Re: Booting from B drive
Summary: Sorry, can't be done from AMI BIOS
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In article <khan0095.735001731@nova> khan0095@nova.gmi.edu (Mohammad Razi Khan) writes:
>glang@slee01.srl.ford.com (Gordon Lang) writes:
>
>>David Weisberger (djweisbe@unix.amherst.edu) wrote:
>>: I have a 5 1/4" drive as drive A.  How can I make the system boot from
>>: my 3 1/2" B drive? 

[intermediate reply suggesting cable switch deleted]

>
>I have AMI bios, I have poked around the bios but haven't tried this but somewhere it says BOOT: A:;C:
>I would assume that you could probably slip in a b:
>althoug a.) I haven't tried it and
>b.) don't mess with your CMOS unless you know what your doing!!

I hate to burst your bubble but you cannot "slip in a B:" to that
particular AMI BIOS setting. That setting only allows you to set
the *boot order* of the floppy A: with respect to the primary HD C:,
i.e., check A: first, then C: or check C:, then A:.

>
>
>>Gordon Lang
>--
>Mohammad R. Khan                /    khan0095@nova.gmi.edu
>After July '93, please send mail to  mkhan@nyx.cs.du.edu

Regards,
Paul Yee
yee@nimios.eng.mcmaster.ca
