On Mon, 21 Sep 1998, Frederic Breitwieser wrote: >Then I got a little "clever", and installed a second 1 gig hard drive (now >the machine has two 1 gigs). I soldered some wires and DPDT switch to the >SCSI ID lines on both drives, and in the up position, the original drive >becomes SCSI 0, and the new drive is SCSI 1, and when the switch is >reversed, the original drive is SCSI1 and the second drive is SCSI0. While >this sounds like a ridiculous solution to the problem, it works very well >for me, as long as I remember NOT to allow disk administrator under NT to >play with the Linux SCSI drive. Under Linux mode, I boot up without the >floppy with no problems, and of course, loading VFAT as one of the modules, >able to access the information on the NT volume. I used FAT for the NT >drive, not NTFS, though I know there is a NTFS disk driver when Linux is >installed.
Like all good suggestions, I can't back it up with a concrete reference, but I have seen in the trade mags various expansion cards that do this job for you. Some may have the 'advantage' of making the non-bootable drives invisible (for security?). I don't remember how much they cost but if you're not comfortable soldering bits in your computer it might be an alternative option. I may well have seen this in a "Processor" magazine so when I get my next one I'll see if I can find details if anyone wants them ... -dave -- | oOOooO / --| oOobodoO / [EMAIL PROTECTED] --| ooOoOo / | II / "Rocky Road," croaked the Toad. | II /
