Message-ID: <01FD6EC775C6D4119CDF0090273F74A4021F6A@emwatent02.meters.com.au> From: "da Silva, Joe" To: "'opendos AT delorie DOT com'" Subject: RE: BIOS settings for ATAPI drives (was prob audio CD on 2nd CD-R OM with NWCDEX) Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 18:39:43 +1100 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0) Content-Type: text/plain Reply-To: opendos AT delorie DOT com No, you have not done it wrong. ;-) "Auto" is fine for old and new MB's ... for old MB's this is effectively the *same* as "disabled" ... for ATAPI-aware MB's, I have no idea if it's the same as "disabled", or if the BIOS gives a different indication. In either case, you can *always* use "disabled" (or "auto", of course) with your ATAPI drives ... Joe. > -----Original Message----- > From: Bernie [SMTP:bernie AT mbox302 DOT swipnet DOT se] > Sent: Friday, 16 February 2001 17:46 > To: opendos AT delorie DOT com > Subject: RE: prob audio CD on 2nd CD-ROM with NWCDEX > > Joe wrote: > Uhhh - last time I checked, ATAPI drives are always *disabled* > > in the BIOS "CMOS settings" ... however, I have not played > > around much with ATAPI-aware BIOSes so, perhaps there are > > now some ATAPI-specific BIOS settings that I am not aware > > of. Nevertheless, a "disabled" setting for your ATAPI drives is > > *always* appropriate and your safest option ... > > Auto has always worked fine for me. But perhaps the diffrence here lies in > what "generation" of PCs we are talking about? I don't know if you guys > really do it but it seems you are using 386/486s machines with new > HDs/CDs... > None of my ATAPI compliant CDs have ever had any problems being recognized > by any BIOS I've had on any machine past my 486SX-25 (starting with a > 486DX2-80 and an ATAPI capable 10X CD). Perhaps I've always done it wrong? > //Bernie