Re: [Thinkpad] [Fwd: 380ED Win98 New HD woes] (fwd)

From: David Ross <ross_at_math.hawaii.edu>
Date: Sat Feb 18 2006 - 02:47:06 EST

> Many new drives sold for desktops include OEM versions of Disk Manager
or
> EZ-BIOS. Note that using a BIOS overlay may complicate certain things
such
> as running multiple OS's, unusual partition arrangements, moving a
drive
> from one PC to another, and using some bootable CD or DOS-based tools.

IBM Disk Manager 2000 (formerly downloadable free from IBM, now a bit
harder to find) is just such an OEM version. However, overlays are an
inelegant solution, with problems such as those you mention, and not
necessary after booting if you are running any modern OS.

- David R.

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