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From: bank@lea.ncsu.edu (Dave The DM)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware
Subject: Re: Switching boot from A: to C:
Message-ID: <1990Dec15.214810.23892@ncsuvx.ncsu.edu>
Date: 15 Dec 90 21:48:10 GMT
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In article <1990Dec11.185227.17027@maverick.ksu.ksu.edu> devolder@matt.ksu.ksu.edu (Eric DeVolder) writes:
>Hello all.  I have a simple question.  Is it possible to make a model 30
>boot from the hard drive first instead of the a: drive?  Are there dip
>switches somewhere that do that, or does this require going in and changing
>the BIOS?
>
>Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
>
>Eric

    Before I answer your question, I want to ask one.


    WHY?? When the computer fails to find a bootable diskette in the
floppy drive, it'll go to the hard drive automatically, so why bother??
 
    What you want to do will require a change in BIOS. No, there's
no DIP switches to control this (never have been...it's ALWAYS been
in BIOS). You'll have to dis-assemble your BIOS code, figure out
where the change needs to be made, pull the appropriate chip(s),

and burn in the patch. You're a fool if you try it (just MHO).
 
    Also, if you do this and your hard drive EVER fails, you're
shafted until you can put the BIOS back the way it was. Or
until you replace the hard drive with an already prepped HD
(which still won't let you do data recovery on your original
drive).
 
    The idea really isn't too bright, to be frank. There's GOTTA
be an easier, safer, and more effective way to do whatever it is
what you're trying to do. Really, there has to be. 
 
Dave the DM
bank@lea.csc.ncsu.edu