boot.ini help

[nymph4]

In the boot.ini file wen it says       default=multi{0}

Is this telling the system you are useing   iDE Drives?

[Salmon Trout]

It can mean an IDE, EIDE or ESDI controller or a SCSI controller that has its ROM BIOS enabled.

See here

http://www.dewassoc.com/kbase/multiboot/boot_ini.htm

[Computer_Commando]

http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000492.htm

[nymph4]

I think I understand I have  iDE drives  and in the BiOS  iDE is enabled  so this is why it says
default=multi{0}

[Salmon Trout]

I think I understand I have  iDE drives  and in the BiOS  iDE is enabled  so this is why it says
default=multi{0}

That is why you see multi. The (0) refers to the first IDE or EIDE or ESDI or SCSI with ROM bios controller.

[nymph4]

Well it says
default=multi{0}disk{0}rdisk{0}partition{1}\WINNT

disk{0} = the first iDE interface.

rdisk{0}  =  the  master Drive.

so  default=multi{0}     tell the BiOS you are using  iDE drives?

[Salmon Trout]

so  default=multi{0}     tell the BiOS you are using  iDE drives?

Did you even read my post?

[patio]

Actually it's always gonna report multiple...even if there is only 1 drive partition. available...
It's the default.