A7N8X-Deluxe HDD issue.

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Vormulac

Hi all,

This is probably really simple, but I could use some help.

I rebuilt my system recently and installed a new S-ATA hdd. To minimise the
complexity of trying to install Windows on a new drive, when it already
existed on one of my two bog standard IDE hdds I just unplugged them.
Well today I tried to access them by plugging them back in and setting BIOS
to boot only from HDD-0 (the new one) and disabling boot device seek. In
theory this should make it boot from the new drive and ignore the fact
there's a boot sector on one of the other drives right?

Well, no. If the drive that had the Windows on it originally is installed,
the system crawls through POST and eventually stalls with a "Boot disk
failed, please insert disk and press enter" message. If that is unplugged
and the other one is installed, the system boots normally, but there is no
sign of that drive under Windows.

The old drives are IBM deskstars and I have set the jumpers on them to
'cable select'.

This is just plain wierd!

Cheers all.
 
If your trying to boot the system off the sata drive then setting it to
boot from hdd-0 in the bios will make it try drives you put back in. Setting
the bios to boot from scsi is the correct method I believe, but having never
tried it....

Steve
 
If your trying to boot the system off the sata drive then setting
it to
boot from hdd-0 in the bios will make it try drives you put back in.
Setting the bios to boot from scsi is the correct method I believe,
but having never tried it....

Steve
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I'll give that a shot! Thanks very much!
 
yes you do need to set it to SCSI..other than that ...the old drives...if
they have an OS on it..
 
I'm sure there must be some overwhelming reason to use CS jumper, trouble is
I've yet to find it
 
Agreed, indeed my favourite author - pity he stopped after Necroscope vol13
or whatever it was :/
 
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