Re: prim, sec, master, slave

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From: Pegasus \(MVP\) (I.can_at_fly.com)
Date: 03/31/04


Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 10:47:14 +1000


"Linea Recta" <mccm.vos@abc.net> wrote in message
news:c4c9a9$2h4bo7$2@ID-54604.news.uni-berlin.de...
> Does it matter on which drive Windows is installed? Can all drives
(primary
> master, primary slave, secondary master, secondary slave) be made
bootable?
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> regards,
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In its native mode, every Windows installation requires the
following:
- The boot files must be located on the first visible and
  active partition of the primary master disk.
- The remaining files can go anywhere.

If you use a third-party boot manager (e.g. XOSL) then
the boot files may reside in other places. It all depends
on the boot manager.



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