[CLUE-Tech] OT: Windows IDE drivers.

[Jed S. Baer]

On Fri, 03 Oct 2003 19:25:07 -0600
David Anselmi <anselmi at americanisp.net> wrote:

> It would seem that Windows uses chipset specific IDE drivers.  I had 
> suspected this after moving hard drives between computers and now I've 
> found an explanation:
> 
> http://www.intel.com/support/chipsets/iaa/harddrive.htm
> 
> By contrast (and a little more on topic) Linux doesn't care a bit as 
> long as the kernel was compiled for a reasonably close CPU.
> 
> I wonder what MS was thinking?

Errrrmmm, then I've gotten the wrong idea for all of the various chipset
options available for a kernel compile. So, those don't extend to the IDE
controller?

jed
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