Re: Why this configuration not working?

>From what I see, you are booting from hd1 or the secondary hard drive but you
also installed the recovery console. Is this right?

"Terry Pinnell" wrote:

> "Dixonian69" <Dixonian69@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> >Also, what is boot order in computer bios?
> >HD0, HD1 or HD2
>
> Thanks both.
>
> This file C:\boot.ini, dated 09/11/2005 22:37 looks as follows.
>
> [boot loader]
> timeout=5
> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS
> [operating systems]
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="XP Home #1 Disk=1
> Partition=1" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="XP Home Disk=0
> Partition=1" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn
> C:\CMDCONS\BOOTSECT.DAT="Recovery Console C" /cmdcons
> E:\CMDCONS\BOOTSECT.DAT="Recovery Console E" /cmdcons
>
> So you can see why I said boot.ini was consistent with default booting
> from HD1 partition 1.
>
> But *which* boot.ini is used to control booting? This file,
> H:\boot.ini, dated a little earlier at 09/11/2005 10:11
> has deafult at HD0 partition 1
>
> [boot loader]
> timeout=5
> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
> [operating systems]
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="XP Home Disk=0
> Partition=1" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="XP Home #1 Disk=1
> Partition=1" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(2)partition(1)\WINDOWS="XP Home #2 Disk=2
> Partition=1" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn
> C:\CMDCONS\BOOTSECT.DAT="Recovery Console C" /cmdcons
> E:\CMDCONS\BOOTSECT.DAT="Recovery Console E" /cmdcons
>
> Is it important to ensure both files are identical? Or not identical?
> Or does it matter?
>
> I'm pleased that Dixonian69 has asked about the BIOS, because that's
> another area that has confused me. In the course of my many tests, I
> did change the boot sequence in BIOS, as well as using boot.ini and as
> well as physically swapping the drives (sometimes with 2 present,
> sometimes with 3). I will report back on the current BIOS sequence in
> a later post. Right now I'm postponing rebooting!
>
> I can say however that it was very ambiguous at one stage, with 2
> *identical* entries in the drop-down box in BIOS under the Boot tab.
> Presumably the first one implies you are selecting the *primary*, HD0,
> i.e. the one connecetd to the plug at the END of the cable?
>
> At present the two IDE options are the 60GB in the HD0 position (with
> partitions C (?) and F; the HD1 position is a 200GB with partitions H
> and J, as you saw from my screenshot. What I can't recall at this
> moment is what order the BIOS has these in.
>
> --
> Terry, West Sussex, UK
>
>
.

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