Re: IDE and SATA

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If you know your mobo make and model# you can usually download a manual from
the manufacturer's website.
Generally if you already have XP installed on an IDE drive and then add a
SATA drive you should have no problems.
peter

"Brian Cryer" <brianc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Thanks Steve,

the pc didn't come with a m/b manual (didn't think about it at the time
...), but you've shown me what to look for so I'll hunt around in the bios
later.

many thanks.

"Og" <Og@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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1. Open your MoBo manual to the BIOS section.
2. Read the instructions for
a. Enable SATA
b. Enable IDE hard drive as first hard drive boot device
Steve


"Brian Cryer" <brianc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I have a PC with two IDE disks in it. I would like to add another disk
and I'm thinking of SATA (which the m/b supports).

I know that back in the days of NT, if I had both IDE and SCSI in a pc
then the system would always boot from the IDE disk. Is there an issue
like this with IDE and SATA or if I dug would I expect to find an option
buried in the BIOS or can I simply add a new SATA drive and expect all
to be well?

TIA.








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