Re: How to boot from a Hard Disk!

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From: Andrew Hunter
Date: Sun, 08 Mar 1998 00:00

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Andy Marks wrote:
> 
> Sorry if this has been asked before, and I actually know it has, but how
> do you tell an old RO3 machine to boot from the hard disk after a power-on
> reset?
> 
> I can't remember how, and the "new" old A440 hasn't got any RO3 guides
> with it... Bl**dy thing looks ugly with low res icons...

Hmmm... From memory...

Press F12
*CONFIGURE FileSystem ADFS
*CONFIGURE Drive 4
*CONFIGURE Boot

If it still isn't booting, try

*ADFS
*DRIVE 4
*OPT 4,1

Of course, if your hard disc is not an ADFS one, you'll have to change
the configure options above suitably :-)

Andrew.

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