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Date:      Mon, 28 Sep 1998 19:59:17 +0800
From:      faeton <fez@bigfoot.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Installation with Drive Overlay (EZ-DRIVE)?
Message-ID:  <360F7A15.EC8F0389@bigfoot.com>
References:  <360F41F0.E74C1567@bigfoot.com> <360F6D9F.D988767F@airnet.net>

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Kris Kirby wrote:
> 
> Does your machine support Heads settings of 64 or 255? It really is the
> BIOS that matters. Put that overlay *back* on and back-up windows.
> Anything you do from here out will remove windows. Check to see if your
> BIOS supports drives larger than 528 MB. IF not, you'll need the overlay
> to run windows. Sadly, this is one of the few setup that is not freebsd
> compliant. Unless you put the old HDD in with FreeBSD and BootEasy on
> it, I don't think you are going to be able to run both. Sorry. I've
> tried to get around these problems with a Packard Bell with a 1G primary
> IDE and a 4.3G Maxtor secondary. PB's BIOS required the MaxDrive
> overlay, and alas, couldn't run FreeBSD. But it installed so
> beautifully... !

Hmm, yes my Acer BIOS can't support the large HDD so it does require the
overlay if i want to run windows as well.. Argh! We tease me with a
perfect install?!

-- 
 < fez at bigfoot dot com >

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