Re: Move System Partition (IDE) to SATA
- From: "Ron Sommer" <rsommer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2006 19:07:30 -0600
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
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Ronald Sommer
"Ferran" <Ferran@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:D31034BA-73C0-4108-85ED-61106FA0EAD4@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
: 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
: >
: > "Ferran" <Ferran@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
: > news:C8E1413C-5CFD-443B-B439-255A10223BC4@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
: > :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.
: > :
: >
: >
.
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