Re: 560E Disk Controller

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From: Jonathan Berry (jberry_at_islandnet.com)
Date: Mon May 27 2002 - 14:45:38 EDT


In article <003601c2056f$8ea0b240$0301a8c0_at_19YT10B>,
Jim Stoltz <jstoltz_at_optonline.net> wrote:

>The only "problem" was that I have to install the OS from floppies, and all
>I had was Win95. So, I had to partition the 10GB drive into 5 2GB
>partitions.

It takes a bit of getting used to, but I LIKE multiple
partitions. It can also bring certain efficiencies. For
example, backups might be simpler if you have all your data on
a particular partition. Microsoft does not make this easy, as
many programs have settings files (which are a kind of data!)
which can't be moved from the installed directories. Anyway,
don't dismiss multiple partitions!

Oh yes, changeable CD drive designators. When the OS allows
it, I name every CD-ROM or DVD drive as drive V: and every
writeable CD-R/W or CD-R as drive W:. Easy to remember, and
never interferes with other devices!

> Thus, my first question is: how can I boot from a PCMCIA CD ROM
>with the 560E? This way, I can use Disk Manager to put one partition on the
>drive and install Win98 from the CD ROM.
>

"If it works, don't fix it."

-- 
cheers
Jonathan Berry
http://www.islandnet.com/~jberry/      to know more than you want


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