two configuration problems

To: tp750@CS.UTK.EDU
Subject: two configuration problems
From: stevens@watson.ibm.com (Andrew Stevens)
Date: Mon, 23 Jan 1995 09:56:56 -0500
In-Reply-To: Chris Hanson's message of Sat, 21 Jan 95 20:30:30 -0500 <199501220130.UAA14233@CS.UTK.EDU>


>2. I'm helping a colleague set up a new Sigma Data 810MB drive for his
>   ThinkPad, and I've been unable to get the disk to boot.

Make sure that the new hard drive has an "active" partition.  This is
done with the DOS "fdisk" command.  You can't boot from the hard disk
unless the partition is active.

--andy

References:
- two configuration problems
  - From: Chris Hanson <cph@martigny.ai.mit.edu>

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