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Re: Bootable RamDrive

Subject: Re: Bootable RamDrive
From: mjmahon@aol.com (Michael J. Mahon)
Date: 04 Sep 2004 02:15:55 GMT
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Rob Jones wrote:

>I am thinking of making a RamDrive using EEPROM, so that it can be
>changed easily. I would like it to be able to used as a boot drive:
>Does the "Boot" absolutely need to be in Slot6? If I was to copy DOS
>into the EEPROM, would it boot from that drive, or will it still
>continue to boot from "S6,D1"?

The Autostart monitor searches from slot 7 down, for a bootable
device.  If you embed the appropriate signature bytes so that your
card looks bootable, then the monitor will enter it at $Cs00.  The
rest is up to you.

-michael

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References:
- Bootable RamDrive
  - From: robsgreenneon@startmail.ca (Rob Jones)

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