From owner-svn-doc-all@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jun 1 17:05:23 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-doc-all@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.FreeBSD.org [8.8.178.115]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D5722F19; Sat, 1 Jun 2013 17:05:23 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from eadler@FreeBSD.org) Received: from svn.freebsd.org (svn.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:2068::e6a:0]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AF5897EB; Sat, 1 Jun 2013 17:05:23 +0000 (UTC) Received: from svn.freebsd.org ([127.0.1.70]) by svn.freebsd.org (8.14.6/8.14.6) with ESMTP id r51H5Nm9065671; Sat, 1 Jun 2013 17:05:23 GMT (envelope-from eadler@svn.freebsd.org) Received: (from eadler@localhost) by svn.freebsd.org (8.14.6/8.14.5/Submit) id r51H5NTK065668; Sat, 1 Jun 2013 17:05:23 GMT (envelope-from eadler@svn.freebsd.org) Message-Id: <201306011705.r51H5NTK065668@svn.freebsd.org> From: Eitan Adler Date: Sat, 1 Jun 2013 17:05:23 +0000 (UTC) To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r41819 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install X-SVN-Group: doc-head MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-BeenThere: svn-doc-all@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: "SVN commit messages for the entire doc trees \(except for " user" , " projects" , and " translations" \)" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 01 Jun 2013 17:05:23 -0000 Author: eadler Date: Sat Jun 1 17:05:23 2013 New Revision: 41819 URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/41819 Log: - Reduce usage of 'you' - Fix some grammar - Remove usage of DOS functions Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install/chapter.xml Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install/chapter.xml ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install/chapter.xml Sat Jun 1 16:44:57 2013 (r41818) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install/chapter.xml Sat Jun 1 17:05:23 2013 (r41819) @@ -1360,9 +1360,8 @@ Mounting root from ufs:/dev/md0c BIOS Drive Numbering - Before you install and configure &os; on your system, there is an - important subject that you should be aware of, especially if you have - multiple hard drives. + Before installing and configuring &os; it is important to + be aware how &os; deals with BIOS drive mappings. MS-DOS Microsoft Windows @@ -1370,15 +1369,13 @@ Mounting root from ufs:/dev/md0c &ms-dos; or µsoft.windows;, the BIOS is able to abstract the normal disk drive order, and the operating system goes along with the change. This allows the user - to boot from a disk drive other than the so-called primary - master. This is especially convenient for some users who have - found that the simplest and cheapest way to keep a system backup is to + to boot from a disk drive other than the "primary + master". This is especially convenient for users buy an identical second hard drive, and perform routine copies of the - first drive to the second drive using - Ghost or XCOPY - . Then, if the - first drive fails, or is attacked by a virus, or is scribbled upon by an - operating system defect, he can easily recover by instructing the BIOS + first drive to the second drive. + If the + first drive fails, is attacked by a virus, or is scribbled upon by an + operating system defect, they can easily recover by instructing the BIOS to logically swap the drives. It is like switching the cables on the drives, but without having to open the case.