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A7N8X-Deluxe HDD issue.

 
 
Vormulac
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      27th Jul 2004
Hi all,

This is probably really simple, but I could use some help.

I rebuilt my system recently and installed a new S-ATA hdd. To minimise the
complexity of trying to install Windows on a new drive, when it already
existed on one of my two bog standard IDE hdds I just unplugged them.
Well today I tried to access them by plugging them back in and setting BIOS
to boot only from HDD-0 (the new one) and disabling boot device seek. In
theory this should make it boot from the new drive and ignore the fact
there's a boot sector on one of the other drives right?

Well, no. If the drive that had the Windows on it originally is installed,
the system crawls through POST and eventually stalls with a "Boot disk
failed, please insert disk and press enter" message. If that is unplugged
and the other one is installed, the system boots normally, but there is no
sign of that drive under Windows.

The old drives are IBM deskstars and I have set the jumpers on them to
'cable select'.

This is just plain wierd!

Cheers all.
 
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Pug
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      27th Jul 2004
If your trying to boot the system off the sata drive then setting it to
boot from hdd-0 in the bios will make it try drives you put back in. Setting
the bios to boot from scsi is the correct method I believe, but having never
tried it....

Steve

"Vormulac" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hi all,
>
> This is probably really simple, but I could use some help.
>
> I rebuilt my system recently and installed a new S-ATA hdd. To minimise

the
> complexity of trying to install Windows on a new drive, when it already
> existed on one of my two bog standard IDE hdds I just unplugged them.
> Well today I tried to access them by plugging them back in and setting

BIOS
> to boot only from HDD-0 (the new one) and disabling boot device seek. In
> theory this should make it boot from the new drive and ignore the fact
> there's a boot sector on one of the other drives right?
>
> Well, no. If the drive that had the Windows on it originally is installed,
> the system crawls through POST and eventually stalls with a "Boot disk
> failed, please insert disk and press enter" message. If that is unplugged
> and the other one is installed, the system boots normally, but there is no
> sign of that drive under Windows.
>
> The old drives are IBM deskstars and I have set the jumpers on them to
> 'cable select'.
>
> This is just plain wierd!
>
> Cheers all.



 
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Vormulac
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      27th Jul 2004
"Pug" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
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> If your trying to boot the system off the sata drive then setting
> it to
> boot from hdd-0 in the bios will make it try drives you put back in.
> Setting the bios to boot from scsi is the correct method I believe,
> but having never tried it....
>
> Steve
>


I'll give that a shot! Thanks very much!

 
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Blaedmon
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      27th Jul 2004
I see youre into Brian Lumley books Cool

"Vormulac" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "Pug" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> news:41069fd0$0$86745$(E-Mail Removed):
>
> > If your trying to boot the system off the sata drive then setting
> > it to
> > boot from hdd-0 in the bios will make it try drives you put back in.
> > Setting the bios to boot from scsi is the correct method I believe,
> > but having never tried it....
> >
> > Steve
> >

>
> I'll give that a shot! Thanks very much!
>



 
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dino
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      27th Jul 2004
yes you do need to set it to SCSI..other than that ...the old drives...if
they have an OS on it..


 
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Kenabi Tsuki
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      28th Jul 2004
for future reference and whatever info, please refer to;

http://www.pcguide.com/ref/hdd/if/ide/confCS-c.html

-Tsuki

Vormulac wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> This is probably really simple, but I could use some help.
>
> I rebuilt my system recently and installed a new S-ATA hdd. To minimise the
> complexity of trying to install Windows on a new drive, when it already
> existed on one of my two bog standard IDE hdds I just unplugged them.
> Well today I tried to access them by plugging them back in and setting BIOS
> to boot only from HDD-0 (the new one) and disabling boot device seek. In
> theory this should make it boot from the new drive and ignore the fact
> there's a boot sector on one of the other drives right?
>
> Well, no. If the drive that had the Windows on it originally is installed,
> the system crawls through POST and eventually stalls with a "Boot disk
> failed, please insert disk and press enter" message. If that is unplugged
> and the other one is installed, the system boots normally, but there is no
> sign of that drive under Windows.
>
> The old drives are IBM deskstars and I have set the jumpers on them to
> 'cable select'.
>
> This is just plain wierd!
>
> Cheers all.

 
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D
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      28th Jul 2004
I'm sure there must be some overwhelming reason to use CS jumper, trouble is
I've yet to find it

"Vormulac" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "Pug" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> news:41069fd0$0$86745$(E-Mail Removed):
>
> > If your trying to boot the system off the sata drive then setting
> > it to
> > boot from hdd-0 in the bios will make it try drives you put back in.
> > Setting the bios to boot from scsi is the correct method I believe,
> > but having never tried it....
> >
> > Steve
> >

>
> I'll give that a shot! Thanks very much!
>



 
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Vormulac
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      28th Jul 2004
"Blaedmon" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in news:ce6g6r$2fb1$(E-Mail Removed):

> I see youre into Brian Lumley books Cool
>



A master story-teller indeed!
 
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Blaedmon
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      28th Jul 2004
Agreed, indeed my favourite author - pity he stopped after Necroscope vol13
or whatever it was :/

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> "Blaedmon" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in

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>
> > I see youre into Brian Lumley books Cool
> >

>
>
> A master story-teller indeed!



 
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