Re: Boot.ini question

"Gerhard Fiedler" wrote:
How would you then calculate the rdisk number out of the
"hard drive boot order" for disks that can't be booted?


"rdisk" is a parameter with meaning only to ntldr in the
selection of hard drives for booting. Why would someone
want the "rdisk" value for hard drives that can't be booted,
i.e. drives that ntldr can't boot? You've said that devices
other than hard drives can be booted with ntldr, but what
does that have to do with "rdisk"? It appears that you're
trying to use "rdisk" where it has no meaning and where
it wasn't meant to be used.

Why not add to this discussion in a positive way and
detail for us what "rdisk" means in YOUR system, and
identify your system for us, including the BIOS. I've
already given you an example of what I mean.

*TimDaniels*
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