Re: Plato & E-IDE CD ROM

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From: John Beardmore
Date: Mon, 20 Feb 1995 22:11

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In article <496688622wnr@tiwc.demon.co.uk>
           Mrcollin@tiwc.demon.co.uk "Michael Roy Collins" writes:

>Hi folks,
>
>        Just wondering if anyone is using an IDE CD-ROM with the Plato
>OEM system board. What I want to know is if the IDE/EIDE interface is 
>enabled, will the system still boot from the SCSI disk running from a PCI
>controller card, or will the system attempt to boot from the IDE device?

If the BIOS knows the IDE controler has hard disks on it, it will try and boot
from them.

I assume that if you've only got a CD ROM, the SCSI stuff would still boot
first.

I guess the question will amount to, does the CD ROM show up like a hard drive
in the BIOS setting ?

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John Beardmore     wookie@wookie.demon.co.uk
                   wookie@cix.compulink.co.uk

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