SSj4_Dthscythe

Got a weird OS booting problem from a SATA + IDE Disk system, if would be greatly appreciated if anyone could provide some info on resolving the issue:

SATA and IDE disk Combo

Configuration:

CPU AMD-64 3200+

RAM 1GB

Disk Seagate SATA 250GB

Disk Seagate IDE 20GB



Has only 1 disk - Seagate SATA 250GB
Windows XP installed and boots OK

A Seagate IDE 20GB disk installed as a second disk
Windows XP cannot boot, it restarts repeatedly

Once IDE disk is disabled from the BIOS, Windows boots from the SATA disk without any problem
Enabled IDE disk from BIOS, booted from Windows installation CD, added SATA driver during installation and installed Windows on IDE disk
· Boot.ini file on SATA disk updated by the installation program to support multi boot

· Two options can be selected during boot sequence:

a. If system on the IDE disk is selected - Windows can be booted from the IDE disk without any problem, SATA disk can now be accessed

b. If system on the SATA disk is selected - Windows XP cannot be booted (it restarts repeatedly, even after unticking the “Automatically restart”)

c. If IDE disk is disabled and system on the SATA disk is selected - Windows XP can be booted from the SATA disk

greekstones

hi there

Do you have drivers for the sata hard disk. some mother board need the drivers.

meanman

you must have the ide drive set to slave if the os is on your sata drive

Rambo

Yup, he's right. I have a 200GB SATA and a 80 GB PATA (IDE) and I have set the IDE to slave. You need to configure your jumpers on the PATA HDD

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SSj4_Dthscythe

Thanks for all the information provided, I've managed to solve the problem

The SATA & PATA controller already has a driver (it comes with the motherboard) installed when I initially installed WinXP. However, the driver is a bit outdated (2004) so by grabbing the latest controller driver from the motherboard manufacturer's website sets the problem straight.