RE: installing scanner SCSI card and Serial ATA boot drive is not foun

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From: Andrew E. (eckrichco_at_msn.com)
Date: 11/28/04

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      You need to enable it thru the BIOS,then if youre installing a single drive,
     format and create a primary partition,sometimes the mfg DOS utility will get
     it recognized after and/or it formats it.

    "Ken" wrote:

    > New Computer and I want to use my HP 2cx scanner which works fine with
    > regular ide drive & XP but in Computer with serial ATA drive the system is
    > not able to automatically detect the serial ATA hard drive as soon as I
    > install the Tekram dc-395u/uw SCSI card.
    >
    > Computer starts, finds the SCSI card goes through SCSI detection screen
    > finds no bootable drive then stops, asking for bootable CD. It seems the
    > Serial ATA and SCSI are too similar.
    >
    > Suggestions, thanks.
    >
    > Ken
    >
    >
    >
    >

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