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Re: Intel servers: Debian support? (spec. RAID controllers)



On Friday, 22.04.2005 at 23:27 -0300, Henrique de Moraes Holschuh wrote:

> On Fri, 22 Apr 2005, Dave Ewart wrote:
> > > > Do you mean you have to install Windows in order to do the
> > > > firmware/BIOS setup?
> > > 
> > > No, intel's CD will do it before even attempting an windows
> > > install.
> > 
> > Ah, right: so Intel's CDs are bootable and let you set up the RAID
> > arrays etc., prior to installing *any* OS?
> 
> Yes. They use freedos or something like that.  And they also install a
> service partition that you should avoid overwriting later on, since it
> might be useful for system repair.

This is all very useful to know: many thanks Henrique ... :-)

Dave.
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