Re: what can i do with a 486?

deeptech71@gmail.com wrote:
> Adrian Wontroba wrote:
>> The point has been made before in this thread, but you need to change
>> the way the NEW machine accesses the drive FROM LBA to CHS BEFORE you
>> install.
>>
>> Your new system supports LBA. The old one doesn't, and its view of the=

>> disk is very different. You must ensure that the disk "looks right"
>> before installation.
>>
>> CHS addressing started to be a problem as soon as disks stopped actual=
ly
>> having a fixed number of sectors per track. IDE drives circumvented it=

>> by lying to the BIOS about what they looked like. If you are really
>> unlucky, you will have to choose a compatible pair of lies.
>>
>=20
> So I've tried disabling LBA mode for that HDD, but the results are the
> same: "missing operating system"

Did you also reinstall after that?

--=20
Sten Daniel S=F8rsdal

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