Re: Change the order of boot selection

Article View: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc

Article #8796

Back to comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc Previous Next

#8796

From: Geraldo Veiga
Date: Sun, 31 Mar 1991 17:55

9 lines
1108 bytes

In article <1991Mar28.190430.4005@hubcap.clemson.edu> chrisb@hubcap.clemson.edu (Chris Behrens) writes:
>I want to change the order the system looks for the valid system disk
>from A:, B:, C:... to C:, A:, B:...  so that either the hard drive is
>check first, or that the disk drives are not checked. I would prefer to
>just change the order, not knock out the diskette drives.

The setup in my BIOS allows you to select the boot order.  Also has an
option to prompt the user for a boot disk before atually booting up the
system.  I am using a Microid Research BIOS (version 1.1).

Technical Details

Message-ID: <1991Mar31.175512.3331@agate.berkeley.edu>

Path:

arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!usc!apple!agate!violet.berkeley.edu!ilan343

References: <1991Mar28.190430.4005@hubcap.clemson.edu>

Show Full Headers

Complete Article Headers

Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!usc!apple!agate!violet.berkeley.edu!ilan343
From: ilan343@violet.berkeley.edu (Geraldo Veiga)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Re: Change the order of boot selection
Message-ID: <1991Mar31.175512.3331@agate.berkeley.edu>
Date: 31 Mar 91 17:55:12 GMT
References: <1991Mar28.190430.4005@hubcap.clemson.edu>
Sender: usenet@agate.berkeley.edu (USENET Administrator)
Organization: University of California, Berkeley
Lines: 9

Reply to Parent Message