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- Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 16:28:14 -0500
- From: Vijay_Anand@transarc.com
- Subject: Re: Switching A: and B: floppy drives on GW2000
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- I wrote:
- > I was trying to boot Linux yesterday on my Gateway 2000 486-33 using
- >my 3.5in drive which is configured as the B drive. I tried two things
- >1. Use the boot_b.exe shareware program that allows you to boot from B:
- >2. Switch the 4pin cables of the A and B floppy drives
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- Thanks to everybody who responded. I swapped the power cable, I should
- have swapped the ribbon cable. Pretty stupid of me.
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- Vijay
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