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Date:      Thu, 13 Mar 1997 09:11:39 -0500 (EST)
From:      jack <jack@diamond.xtalwind.net>
To:        John Margaritis <ioannis@widow.aracnet.net>
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: IDE drives and FreeBSD
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.970313090934.5000A-100000@zeus.xtalwind.net>
In-Reply-To: <m0w52Kt-0006EhC@widow.aracnet.net>

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On Wed, 12 Mar 1997, John Margaritis wrote:

> Can FreeBSD be installed on an IDE hard drive that is setup with LBA
> goemetry?

Works here.

> I am a computer technician, and I noticed that in the BIOS setup
> (primarily the Award BIOS), it has a message at the bottom saying:
> 
> "Hard drive should be set to 'normal' for UNIX " 

I've got an Award BIOS, if that message is on mine I never noticed it. :)


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