Date: Wed, 27 Aug 1997 00:37:11 -0400 From: Tom Gioconda <tgiocond@vt.edu> To: Shawn Ramsey <shawn@luke.cpl.net> Cc: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Ultra ATA Hard Drives and controllers with FreeBSD Message-ID: <3.0.32.19970827003711.0079d230@mail.vt.edu>
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At 03:06 PM 8/26/97 -0700, Shawn Ramsey wrote: >> I know. I've installed FreeBSD on several machines using a seperate hard >> drive. That was easy. But I'm using the Ultra ATA controller as my only >> hard drive controller. The CDROM and ZIP drives are on the motherboard, >> but the card says that I have to plug ALL hard drives into that card, if >> I'm reading the poorly written docs correctly. > >If your CDROM is on the motherboard, I would assume the MB has onboard >EIDE. Why not connect another hard drive to same interface as the CDROM? Because if I do, the controller manual says that the ultra ATA hard drive won't function correctly. I need a dual win95 + freebsd system, and win95 and a lot of other stuff already on that drive. -Tom ---- This message was written by Tom Gioconda tgiocond@vt.edu
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