SATA QUESTION

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I am buying a new motherboard which has SATA capabilities. I know I can
have 2 SATA drives and 2 IDE drivers. My question is can I set BIOS where
SATA is the first boot device, then the IDE drives and so on. TIA
 
Yes. Read the User's Guide for your motherboard.
Many motherboard manufacturer's support web sites
offer a User's Manual you can download in .PDF form.

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| I am buying a new motherboard which has SATA capabilities. I know I can
| have 2 SATA drives and 2 IDE drivers. My question is can I set BIOS where
| SATA is the first boot device, then the IDE drives and so on. TIA
 
Another question. Am I correct in assuming that you have to hit F6 and
install the SATA drivers, then continue on with the XP installation. Sorry
using an ASUS board. Then SATA drive would be boot drive and the IDE
drives would be sec. and third device...
 
I am running My ASUS A8V Deluxe which had SATA Raid, and booting from D0
(Sata as a Normal drive.)
Raid must be trurbed off in the Bios, and the EIDE controler turned on.
I set up the Boot drive first, then when done with Windows I installed the
second SATA and it came up as D1. After that I use a Mobile Dock for my
Stored Downloads and use Norton Ghost to back everything up to it, then I
reboot (or turn shut done), turn the Key off on the Other drive and then run
with the Two. I have the Third drive on the EIDE, but it is the ULTRA
series. Running Two sets of Ram in the Blue slots as Double Ram, and a 3500
AMD, it flies.
 
So then doing as you did , I would have a SATA drive as C, and the other two
IDE drives as D,and E.. Correct. By the way nice setup..
 
_Mark_ said:
I am buying a new motherboard which has SATA capabilities. I know I can have
2 SATA drives and 2 IDE drivers. My question is can I set BIOS where SATA is
the first boot device, then the IDE drives and so on. TIA
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In general, yes.

You may need to set up the computer BIOS as well as the SATA controller BIOS
appropriately.
 
I have an ABIT IC7-MAX3; two IDE channels for four devices, six SATA
connectors, and floppy channel.

I have a hard drive connected to SATA 1 and SATA 2; an LS-120 to IDE 1
Master, a DVD drive to IDE 2 Master and a CD drive to IDE 2 Slave.

The floppy channel is turned off in the BIOS.

The LS-120 appears as drive A:

SATA 1 comes up as C: and SATA 2 as D:

The DVD is E: and the CD is F:

The SATA drives are selectable in the BIOS as to boot order

All of this info is spelled out in the motherboard manual with further help
at the manufacturer's web site and forum.
 
I have the first as C, (Backed up), and the second I have Partioned in half,
one is Pictures of family and clipart, the second is Downloads and leaves me
room on either for Video from the Mini DVI.

I love it, just wish M$ would leave it alone, it sure is slow on startup or
re-boot sometimes, it say's it's debugging tool is working ?
 
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