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Date:      Thu, 26 Oct 1995 13:17:27 +0930 (CST)
From:      Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au>
To:        terry@lambert.org (Terry Lambert)
Cc:        lenzi@cwbone.bsi.com.br, hackers@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: boot disk....
Message-ID:  <199510260347.NAA09839@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au>
In-Reply-To: <199510252120.OAA19573@phaeton.artisoft.com> from "Terry Lambert" at Oct 25, 95 02:20:48 pm

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Terry Lambert stands accused of saying:
> 3)	Set your tanslation so all cylinders are below 1024.

Here's a question for any poor sucker with low-level BIOS experience :

If I rewrite the BPT with a new geometry for the disk, can I assume that
subsequent BIOS activity will honour the new geometry?  

My guess is no, but it's always worth dreaming 8)

> 					Terry Lambert

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