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From: simon AT loony DOT demon DOT co DOT uk (Simon Oke)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: Drive Help
Date: 20 Oct 1996 14:24:08 +0100
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Message-ID: <m2iv856a6f.fsf@loony.demon.co.uk>
References: <Pine DOT SUN DOT 3 DOT 91 DOT 961016105117 DOT 22204B-100000 AT is>
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In-reply-to: Eli Zaretskii's message of Wed, 16 Oct 1996 08:52:14 GMT
To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
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In article <Pine DOT SUN DOT 3 DOT 91 DOT 961016105117 DOT 22204B-100000 AT is> Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il> writes:
[Re: drive A:]
> 
> On Tue, 15 Oct 1996, Dave Pearson wrote:
> 
> > Are you saying that it's there, even when it isn't?
> 
> I'm saying that it is always there on a PC.  If the drive is 
> disconnected, as far as I know DOS will refuse to boot.

Mine has no power connector at the moment, is disabled in the BIOS
setup, and the machine boots just fine.
-- 
Simon.

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