Thanks for the update.
I also see that the SATA drive uses multi and not scsi.
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Ronald Sommer
: Hi Ron,
:
: your hint is good.
:
: Before I read your answer I got the solution:
:
: 1) With partition Magic copy the boot partition D: to the new SATA drive
: 2) Luckyly Partition Magic makes an entry to the boot.ini on C:
: multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(2)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Home
: Edition (#1)" /FASTDETECT
: The new letter is E:
: This solves my first problem as you correctly said with rdisk(2).
: 3) I reboot with this new entry and start in emergency mode with the admin
: 4) With Partition Magic I interchange D: and E: (D: to Z:, E: to D:, Z: to
: E) without correcting the internal drive references.
: 5) change in boot.ini the default entry to the new one
: 5) Reboot with the new entry and every thing works fine (and of course
: faster, as the new drive is a 8ms one.
:
: Thank you for your support and hope my solution helps also others.
:
: Kind regards.
:
: Ferran.
: "Ron Sommer" wrote:
:
: > This is from another post:
: >
: > In the case of SATA HDs, the *default* HD boot order just
: > follows the numbering of the SATA channels. If there is a mix
: > of PATA and SATA channels, the numbering for "rdisk()"
: > has been seen to spill over from PATA drives to SATA drives,
: > at least for one BIOS tested. That is, with both types of
: > controllers active, the *default* HD boot order for 2 PATA
: > HDs and 2 SATA HDs is:
: > Master, PATA channel,
: > Slave, PATA channel,
: > SATA channel 0,
: > SATA channel 1.
: >
: > As noted in my January, 2006, posting, my extensive
: > experiments were done with a Phoenix Technologies
: > BIOS in a Dell XPS-R Dimension desktop PC. I have
: > heard of BIOSes which do not allow the user to adjust
: > the HD boot order, yet those BIOSes appear to set up
: > data structures for ntldr which make ntldr's interpretation
: > of "rdisk()" to follow the same scheme as my Dell PC's
: > Phoenix BIOS.
: >
: > *TimDaniels*
: > *********************************
: >
: > From what I have read, SATA drives are multi in boot.ini.
: >
http://www.opentechsupport.net/forums/archive/topic/33486-1.html
: > --
: > Ronald Sommer
: >
: > : > : Hi Ron,
: > :
: > : thanks for answering.
: > :
: > : The problem is still there as I don´t know the right values for the
: > boot.ini
: > : file as with sata (scsi) Iread I should use scsi instead of multi and
I
: > don't
: > : know if rdisk (values 0 to 3 for IDE ) has to be regarding IDE or SCSI
: > : numbering.
: > : Drive letters have to be changed anyway as the new copies boot
psrtition
: > : with the operating system is internally always referred as D:
: > :
: > : Regards.
: > :
: > : Ferran.
: > :
: > : "Ron Sommer" wrote:
: > :
: > : > If you copy to the SATA drive, then you can make sure that it works
: > before
: > : > removing XP from the old drive.
: > : >
: > : > The rdisk value for the SATA drive will probably be 3.
: > : > You may have to experiment to determine the correct rdisk value.
: > : > Different Bioses handle IDE and SATA differently.
: > : >
: > : > The moved XP was installed to D, so it will be on D when it boots.
: > : > Drive letters are assigned by an operating system.
: > : > The SATA drive can't be D if XP is booted from rdisk(1).
: > : > The drive letters are actually partition letters. In your case the
: > whole
: > : > drive is one partition.
: > : > --
: > : > Ronald Sommer
: > : >
: > : > : > : > :I have an AK75-EC mainboard with two disk drives in the first IDE
: > channel
: > : > and
: > : > : two CD/DVDs in the second channel.
: > : > : First disk drive c: rdisk(0) is the boot disk. Second disk drive
d:
: > : > rdisk(1)
: > : > : is the system disk with XP home SP2 in partition 1.
: > : > : I have installed now a CSATCOMBO PCI card with a SATA disk
connected
: > to
: > : > it.
: > : > : Everything runs normal as I can partition the new disk drive with
: > : > Partition
: > : > : Magic.
: > : > : Now I want to move the system partition from the second disk drive
: > (d
to
: > : > : the new SATA disk Drive having the D: letter assigned to it and
: > changing
: > : > the
: > : > : old D: letter on second disk drive to E:.
: > : > : Questions: what is the best way to do it and how do I have to
: > configure
: > : > : boot.ini file ?
: > : > : Thank you in advance for your help.
: > : > :
: > : > : Kind regards.
: > : > :
: > : > : Ferran.
: > : > :
: > : >
: > : >
: >
: >