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-Hardware Documentation Guide: $Id: hardware.hlp,v 1.28 1997/08/30 10:42:21 helbig Exp $
+Hardware Documentation Guide: $Id: hardware.hlp,v 1.29 1997/10/15 04:37:24 jkh Exp $
Contents last changed: Jan 14th, 1997
@@ -484,4 +484,15 @@ A: Yes, it is. There's a workaround available now and it is enabled
automatically if this chip is used on your system.
For the details refer to the manual page of the disk driver (man 4 wd).
+
+Q: When I go to boot my Intel AL440LX ("Atlanta") -based system from the
+ hard disk the first time, it stops with a "Read Error" message.
+
+A: There appears to be a bug in the BIOS on at least some of these boards,
+ this bug results in the FreeBSD bootloader thinking that it is booting
+ from a floppy disk.
+ This is only a problem if you are not using the BootEasy boot manager.
+ Slice the disk in 'compatible' mode and install BootEasy during the
+ FreeBSD installation to avoid the bug.
+
[ Please add more hardware tips to this Q&A section! ]