>> How is any software that isn't part of the bios supposed to help the
>> bios see the disk drive?
>>
> Because the limitations in the BIOS generaly only prevents the whole
> disk capacity being accessed, it does not (usualy) prevent all disk
> access.

Yes, but the OP specifically said the bios couldn't see the disk drive.


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