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Subject: Re: Do *you* have problems with floppies?
To: Tor.Egge@idi.ntnu.no (Tor Egge)
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> Is `Passive release' present as an configuration entry in the PNP/PCI
> screen in the BIOS configuration ? If yes, is it enabled or disabled ?
> 
> When I disable `Passive release', the errors during formatting disappears.

what is this option supposed to do ?

	Luigi