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Hi, 

Tks for your advice.

- snip -

> > Why the denotation of hard drive = /dev/ad4sla,
> not
> > /dev/hda, etc.
> 
> Because afaik, /dev/hda is a Linuxism. The
> /dev/ad2s1a convention has
> been there long before Linux was even conceived of.

I suppose '/dev/ad2sla' with the HD connected to the
IDE slot of motherboard.

For '/dev/ad4sla' the HD is connected to a controller
card as in my case.

If I am wrong please correct me.

TIA

B.R.
Stephen

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