Re: [PLUG] CD to boot, ATA card

["Michael C. Toren" <mct@toren.net>]

On Thu, Nov 04, 2004 at 07:08:08PM -0500, Paul wrote:
> So...do any PCI ATA controller cards support CD-ROM booting?

This should be a function of your BIOS, not the PCI card.

> The problem is that, even though it's possible to boot from the mobo
> controller, data transfers between the CD-ROM and HDD fail.  I want to
> totally by-pass the onboard controller.

That shouldn't be the case.  Can you be more specific about the error
message you're seeing?

-mct

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