u-ata + sata, master/slave problem

p|astic · 08-03-05, 08:34 PM

im trying to start windows from my old u-ata, and have my sata as secondary. i set the u-ata's jumpers to master, and have tried plugging the sata into both primary and secondary slots, but windows still boots from the sata. im a nub with this kind of stuff. you're not supposed to use jumpers on sata drives right? im a nub with this kind of stuff.
what combination of jumpers/wiring will make the drives start in the desired order?

Know Nuttin · 08-03-05, 09:02 PM

did you change the boot order in your bios?

p|astic · 08-03-05, 09:33 PM

yes. the problem is, it's a dell :/ , and the bios is rediculously primitive. the boot sequence looks like this... exactly.

1. hdd (C)
2. cd-rom
3. floppy

no option as to which hd to boot first. it just says "hdd", and you can move it up or down in the sequence. would renaming the drives work? or re-assigning their letters. can you do that?

Rbreb13 · 08-03-05, 10:11 PM

Unplug the Sata drive. What happens?

Know Nuttin · 08-03-05, 10:31 PM

how are your SATA ports set up in the bios? set to IDE mode?

p|astic · 08-05-05, 09:10 PM

well... i f-ed something up and ended up having to reinstall. LOL. i switched out mobo's, everything works fine. one more reason to dislike dell, i suppose.

08-03-05, 08:34 PM	Thread Starter #1
p\|astic Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ohio	u-ata + sata, master/slave problem im trying to start windows from my old u-ata, and have my sata as secondary. i set the u-ata's jumpers to master, and have tried plugging the sata into both primary and secondary slots, but windows still boots from the sata. im a nub with this kind of stuff. you're not supposed to use jumpers on sata drives right? im a nub with this kind of stuff. what combination of jumpers/wiring will make the drives start in the desired order?
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08-03-05, 09:33 PM	Thread Starter #3
p\|astic Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ohio	yes. the problem is, it's a dell :/ , and the bios is rediculously primitive. the boot sequence looks like this... exactly. 1. hdd (C) 2. cd-rom 3. floppy no option as to which hd to boot first. it just says "hdd", and you can move it up or down in the sequence. would renaming the drives work? or re-assigning their letters. can you do that? Last edited by p\|astic; 08-03-05 at 09:45 PM.
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08-03-05, 10:11 PM	#4
Rbreb13 Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Carbondale, Colorado	Unplug the Sata drive. What happens?
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Know Nuttin Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Ontario, Canada	how are your SATA ports set up in the bios? set to IDE mode? __________________ AMD Phenom II X4 965BE, Asus M5A88-V Evo, 8GB Mushkin Blackline DDR3-1600 , Coolermaster Hyper212+, OCZ Vertex Plus 60GB, Seagate 7200.11 500GB, Antec EA-380 Lenovo X200, P8400 C2D, 8GB, 120GB OCZ Vertex 3.
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08-05-05, 09:10 PM	Thread Starter #6
p\|astic Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ohio	well... i f-ed something up and ended up having to reinstall. LOL. i switched out mobo's, everything works fine. one more reason to dislike dell, i suppose.
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