Re: Master or Slave

You want to use Sata110/1.........and Jumpers are a thing of the past.
Some of the newer SATA 2 drives might have a jumper to make it compatible with SATA1 controllers..
You want to be sure that you have the right SATA drivers on a Floppy as during the XP install that’s the only place
XP will look for them.
Seeing as you did not name the Mobo we cant tell you which driver is right.or wether you have the original SATA1 or SATA 2
Did your new mobo not come with a manual??? its amazing the information and help that’s actually printed in some of them..
On my Abit board it was an option to turn on RAID...the default was Off..

peter

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"attilathehun1" <attilathehun1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:F7A953AA-644B-464D-A59C-EC38E76B3214@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
OK, forget the Dell, that's over. I figure I was doing an upgrade to my Dell
8300 and it turns out everything is new except the optical DVD drive and the
couple of expansion cards. A new CPU, a new mobo, a new SATA hard drive; a
SAMSUNG Spinpoint SP1614C. So, really it's a whole new PC.
I figured this is threading water using my old hard drive and since there
is only one IDE connector on this mobo, might as well go with the flow. There
are 4 SATA connectors.
Which brings me to my next question about the hardware.
There are 3 yellow SATA110/1/2/3/4/5 connectors and 1 purple GSATA110/1
connector. Which one do I want to use for this new SAMSUNG Spinpoint?
Another thing, now don't get upset or laugh, this is new to me, is the
jumper. There isn't a jumper provided. There are the jumper prongs, but no
jumper came with the device or it's been so long that this hard drive has
been sitting in my closet, boxed up, that I don't remember if a jumper came
with it.
I read your reply about configuring the hard drive. I've read somewhat
about BIOS and the SATA and it said something about disabling if you don't
want RAID. Or is that an option?
I just want to get this PC up and running ASAP. I can go back later and
configure RAID later, can't I?
Ok, lets try and get a response here, and I'll send another reply to a PC
tech and hope he responds soon.
I have to get out to Orange County, Fountain Valley soon, and won't be back
until late tonight. I need this PC up and running by the time the stock
market opens tomorrow morning.
Any help would be greatly appreciated
Thanks, attilathehun1

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"Bob Harris" wrote:

You will probably need to perform a "repair" installation of XP, due to
hardware changes, and especially to use the F6 option of the XP installer to
feed new SATA drivers to XP. Otherwise, XP will probably not even see this
hard drive. These drivers must be on a floppy, not on a CD. The drivers
come from the motherboard maker, not the hard drive maker.

In general the copy of XP CD (if any) that came with the Dell will probably
not support a repair install. Further, it probably will not support a clean
install, except on that same model of Dell. This is one of the "features"
of OEM-type PCs with XP (and Vista). The operating system is not
tranaferrable the way it might have been under win98.

Thus, you will probably need to purchase a new "retail" XP CD to have any
hope of swaping the hard dirve into new hardware.

If you purchase only an OEM CD, then you will be able to do a clean install
(i.e., format first, lose all data, then install XP).

Note that even with an retail CD the repair installation may fail, and then
you will be left with no option except a clean install.

Thus, BACKUP all personal data off of the hard drive BEFORE attempting any
of this. Ditto for any programs you purchased via download; save their
installer and any email with license key, unlock code, etc.

Then, read the motherboard manual, twice, or more. Pay particular attention
to any words about a "raid" controller for SATA. In some cases such a
controller will be smart enough to know that a single internal hard drive
should be treated as just a plain disk. In other cases you may need to
"build" a "raid array" containing just one disk. In the latter case, look
for some comnbination of keys (e.g., CTRL-F) to enter the controller setup.
This usually appears towards ther end of the BIOS checks. Note also that
the controller setup may be separate form the BIOS setup. It is on my ASUS
motherboard.

As for testing wther the motherboard can "see" the hard drive, first watch
the BIOS checks. Second, try booting from a diagnostic CD form the hard
drive maker. For Seagate, try their SeaTools CD (image you burn to CD,
which is bootable). It can "see" and test hard drives, no matter what their
format, or even if no format, if they are connnected properly and recognized
by the BIOS. (I they are not, then XP won't work either.) Caution: Avoid
any testing option that sounds like "low level format" or even just plain
format.

http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/support/downloads/seatools


"attilathehun1" <attilathehun1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:56D2A33E-9AE8-404A-8DD6-ED86E81CEA8F@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> It turns out I only have one IDE connector on this motherboard and a > bunch
> of
> sata connectors. Right now I want to get this PC up and running so I'm
> gonig
> to use the old hard drive that I was using on my Dell 8300. This drive > is
> a
> Seagate Baracuda 7200.7 80 GB hard drive.
> Hell with trying to push it. I'm using 2 optical drives. One as the > master
> and the other as a slave. The master will be the burner and the slave > to
> play
> games.
> The hard drive is going to be a sata. I've never used one before. I > better
> follow the motherboard manual and learn it now.
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> Thanks, attilathehun1
> -- > attilathehun1



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