-> Yes becuase HD D:\ can be master on IDE 1. IDE 0 is first 
-> checked by the bios and only if that fails are are the reast of the
-> Hard Diskes probed. If your cd/rom is jumped master IDE 1 master 
-> then it is the profered boot record over a failed IDE 0.

 WHAT???
 In most Later BIOS routines you can set the Boot Search sequence. And
IF you don't set a drive in the sequence it is NEVER scanned
For Boot Capability.
 WHAt are you talking about.
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