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Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2002 09:50:41 -0500 (EST)
From: Mike Dresser <mdresser_l@windsormachine.com>
To: Jani Averbach <jaa@cc.jyu.fi>
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Subject: Re: How do I re-activate IDE controller (secondary channel) after
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On Thu, 14 Nov 2002, Jani Averbach wrote:

> My problem is that:
> The bios won't boot at all if I have over 32G hard disk connected, but if
> I disabled secondary IDE channel, it will.

Don't disable the ide channel, set the hard drive type to none in the
bios, instead of auto.  I have 5 or 6 machines that are like that, 120 gig
drives in machines with 32 gig limits, and a few with 8 gig limits

If you are running 2.2.2x, make sure you put Andre's IDE patches in, as it
properly enables the controller to work at full speed, with DMA.

Mike