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Issues Booting From SATA Drive

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  • 06-10-2007 9:18am
    #1
    r0nn13
    Closed Accounts Posts: 99 ✭✭


    Hi,

    Is it possible to boot off my SATA drive?

    I had to buy a SATA adapter as my PC is IDE only (Athlon XP 2600+ based system):-

    http://svp.co.uk/products-solo.php?pid=1980

    and i bought this HDD as i will use it in my new system next year:-

    http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=327715

    IT doesn't appear in the BIOS and it doesn't appear in my boot program (Boot IT Next Generation - brilliant clean multi boot program).

    It only appears when i boot into an OS though...

    Am i resigned to using this a data drive and not an OS drive?

    Any help or suggestions would be helpful :)


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    #2
    Galen
    Closed Accounts Posts: 664 ✭✭✭Galen


    It looks like you to get a BIOS update. Go to your motherboard manufacturer's website but if you screw up when updating your motherboard bios then your motherboard could end up dead.


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    extra-ordinary_
    Registered Users Posts: 1,575 ✭✭✭extra-ordinary_


    If you can't see it in the BIOS then that don't look too good.


    Don't think you can boot off a PCI slot, unless it's SCSI.


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    #4
    r0nn13
    Closed Accounts Posts: 99 ✭✭r0nn13


    extra-ordinary_ wrote:
    If you can't see it in the BIOS then that don't look too good.


    Don't think you can boot off a PCI slot, unless it's SCSI.

    That kinda sucks then :(

    Will update my BIOS like Galen said and see if there is any change too...

    If not then I have a large new DATA drive :O


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