how do i set up slave HD for SATA?

WhiteFireDragon · 01-12-2008, 04:41 AM

i have the OS currently installed in an IDE that is set on master. i just bought a SATA hard drive and i want it as a storage HD only. how can i set it as slave if i don't want to boot from it since there are no jumpers?

StrangleHold · 01-12-2008, 05:02 AM

You just set your IED drive as the boot drive in the bios

zaroba · 01-13-2008, 06:14 PM

yea, sata doesn't use a slave/master system like ide did. it should be fine if you just plug in the sata and set the ide as the boot drive in the bios. Windows should then see the IDE as drive C and once formatted the sata will be drive D by default (or some other letter if d is already taken)

WhiteFireDragon · 01-13-2008, 07:18 PM

ok here's another thing. i partitioned 10GB from the 160GB SATA to install an OS to have as backup just in case my main HD stops working. i don't ever plan to use this OS, but every time i boot, it shows the screen of letting me pick which OS to run.

how do i disable this screen and only boot from my original OS as default every time? i already when in the BIOS set first boot device to HD, second boot to CD, and disabled everything else. i already decreased the timeout in msconfig, but i still don't want that one extra screen when booting

dznutz · 01-13-2008, 08:59 PM

run msconfig. click on boot ini tab, and choose the one you want to be default
go into bios and have the only boot device to be your pata

01-12-2008, 04:41 AM	#1 (permalink)
WhiteFireDragon Platinum Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 639	how do i set up slave HD for SATA? i have the OS currently installed in an IDE that is set on master. i just bought a SATA hard drive and i want it as a storage HD only. how can i set it as slave if i don't want to boot from it since there are no jumpers?

01-12-2008, 05:02 AM	#2 (permalink)
StrangleHold Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: In a realm of unknown Wonders Posts: 7,155	You just set your IED drive as the boot drive in the bios __________________ The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his. George S. Patton, Jr.

01-13-2008, 06:14 PM	#3 (permalink)
zaroba Platinum Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Hereford PA Age: 27 Posts: 602	yea, sata doesn't use a slave/master system like ide did. it should be fine if you just plug in the sata and set the ide as the boot drive in the bios. Windows should then see the IDE as drive C and once formatted the sata will be drive D by default (or some other letter if d is already taken) __________________ The Universal - the internet's most unique and enjoyable game. Mobo: Asus P5N32-E \| CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @2.4GHz \| PSU: Coolmax 650watt Case: Lian-Li PC-V2100plusII \| OS: XP Professional - 64bit \| Monitors: Dual 19" Hanns-G 2ms LCDs HDs: 3x320gb, 3x500gb, 2x750GB \| Disc Drives: 16x DL dvd +/- rw Ram: 6 gb ddr2 \| GPU: 640MB GeForce 8800GTS

01-13-2008, 08:59 PM	#5 (permalink)
dznutz Platinum Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: california Age: 28 Posts: 558	run msconfig. click on boot ini tab, and choose the one you want to be default go into bios and have the only boot device to be your pata __________________ ANTEC 900 COOLERMASTER EXTREME 500w MSI NEO-F p35 INTEL E4500 EVGA geforce 7300gs 2gb CORSAIR XMS2 SAMSUNG SH-203N SATA SEAGATE BARRACUDA 1Tb SATA AIRLINK 101 300n pci XP PRO 32 bit, VISTA ULTIMATE 64 bit

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01-13-2008, 07:18 PM	#4 (permalink)
WhiteFireDragon Platinum Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 639	ok here's another thing. i partitioned 10GB from the 160GB SATA to install an OS to have as backup just in case my main HD stops working. i don't ever plan to use this OS, but every time i boot, it shows the screen of letting me pick which OS to run. how do i disable this screen and only boot from my original OS as default every time? i already when in the BIOS set first boot device to HD, second boot to CD, and disabled everything else. i already decreased the timeout in msconfig, but i still don't want that one extra screen when booting

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