Josef Lowder wrote: > . > On Sat, 28 Apr 2007 23:46, Bryan O'Neal wrote >> In your bios, did you set the IDE devices or are they set to auto >> detect? What your bios is reporting looks like a standard manufactures >> setting. Try setting all four devices to auto detect. > > I've tried dozens of combinations, including 'auto' > but nothing I have tried will get bios to see *anything* > on the second ide channel. No HD, no CD, nothing. > > One might conclude that the second ide channel on the mother board > is defective ... except I am able to read the contents of anything > connected on that second channel after booting up. > > So, I wonder if the bios might be defective? > > Very strange. > I'm under the impression that some older BIOSes are unable to boot from the secondary IDE channel. This may or may not be correct, so don't "take it as gospel". ;) -- -Eric 'shubes' --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss