Re: [Thinkpad] [TP 600X] Has anyone actually booted from a PC Card?

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From: Bruce Markowitz (scosgt_at_worldnet.att.net)
Date: Thu Nov 14 2002 - 17:52:25 EST

NO
Most of the PCMCIA devices have a BIOS that identifies them to the system
as....Maxtor HDD, whatever.
The only ones I had success with installed into Windows as
New hardware found standard IDE controller
With no BIOS ID
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve C." <stevec50_at_yahoo.com>
To: "Bruce Markowitz" <scosgt_at_worldnet.att.net>
Cc: <thinkpad_at_stderr.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2002 2:17 PM
Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] [TP 600X] Has anyone actually booted from a PC Card?

>
> --- Bruce Markowitz <scosgt_at_worldnet.att.net> wrote:
> > Again, I have done it.
> > It does require a true IDE controller with no other
> > BIOS on board the PCMCIA
> > card.
> What does that mean exactly? Do you care to elaborate?
>
> I'm pretty sure the 600E IDE controller is a true
> controller, besides it isn't replaceable!
> I'm also pretty sure the Maxtor 131Mb hard drive is a
> real hard drive if that makes any difference.
>
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