Date: Sat, 25 Sep 2004 17:58:19 +0930 From: Malcolm Kay <malcolm.kay@internode.on.net> To: Saccheen Martin <sach_anna@yahoo.com>, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cannot see Windows after installing FreeBSD Message-ID: <200409251758.20087.malcolm.kay@internode.on.net> In-Reply-To: <20040925054823.24765.qmail@web40006.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20040925054823.24765.qmail@web40006.mail.yahoo.com>
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On Sat, 25 Sep 2004 03:18 pm, Saccheen Martin wrote: > Hi, > > I am a newbie to FreeBSD. I have a Pentium 3, 5oo IBM > computer that I put two hard drives in. I added a 4.3G > hard drive (master) and an 80G hard drive (slave). > Initially, windows XP was installed on both hard > drives. > > Last night, I decided to install FreeBSD 4.10 on the > 4.3G hard drive and keep windows on the 80G. Anyway, > after I installed FreeBSD, I couldn't gain any access > to Windows XP on the 80G hard drive. What happened? Do > I have to reinstall windows? Is there a way to set the > BIOS so that I can boot from a particular operating > system? > > Also, a second question-I have tried to access the > BIOS by typing different combinations of Fs and > ALT-CTRL-INS and I am unable to access my BIOS. Help! > If you go back to the FreeBSD installation and install the boot manager on the MBR of the master you should get a message offering F1 for FreeBSD or F5 for the next drive; ie when you next boot. Malcolm
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