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Re: Dangerously dedicated?


From: Jonathon McKitrick <jcm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 19:43:31 +0000

On Thu, Feb 19, 2004 at 10:51:17AM -0800, Matthew Dillon wrote:
:     I would still install a normal boot and slice, even if it only runs
:     dragonfly.  Dangerously Dedicated mode has always been a terrible hack
:     and it can cause newer BIOS'es to crash even before they load the boot
:     sector.

Mine laptop has been running in DD mode for a few years.  P2-266.  Don't
seem to have many problems with new BIOS problems.  ;-)


jm
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My other computer is your Windows box.



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