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Subject: BT-410A EIDE multi-boot solution?
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     In the January, 1995, UNIX Review, David Baily, mentions the Bus Logic 
     BT-410A IDE caching controller as a multi-booting solution.  The 
     controller is supposed to let you boot from any one of up to 4 
     attached drives.  Has anyone used one of these with FreeBSD?  If so, 
     how do you like it?
     
     I want to load FreeBSD, Windows NT workstation, and Windows 95 (each 
     on a separate drive) on my system.  Do you think one of these 
     controllers would be a worth while investment (I will need to upgrade 
     my IDE controller to EIDE to accomodate for the third drive that I 
     will be purchasing anyway)?
     
     Does anyone know of any similar controllers with the multi-boot 
     facility but with out the cache (a less expensive alternative).
     
     Also, will I still be able to mount any MS-DOS FAT partitions from 
     FreeBSD if I do this?
     
     Any comments or suggestions be greatly appreciated.  Please respond to me 
     directly, as I am not subscribed to this mailing list.
     
     Thanks, Jon
     
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     jonathan.miller@infores.com