Re: what can i do with a 486?

deeptech71@gmail.com wrote:
> Sten Daniel S=F8rsdal wrote:
>> deeptech71@gmail.com wrote:
>>> Adrian Wontroba wrote:
>>>> The point has been made before in this thread, but you need to chang=
e
>>>> the way the NEW machine accesses the drive FROM LBA to CHS BEFORE yo=
u
>>>> install.
>>>>
>>>> Your new system supports LBA. The old one doesn't, and its view of t=
he
>>>> 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
>>>> actually
>>>> 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.
>>>>
>>> So I've tried disabling LBA mode for that HDD, but the results are th=
e
>>> same: "missing operating system"
>>
>> Did you also reinstall after that?
>>
>=20
> Of course.

Well i am pretty sure the problem is still the same but in your case the
solution might have to be different.
Did you also make sure you installed a boot manager and made the primary
partition active?

--=20
Sten Daniel Soersdal

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