SATA Drive + ATA Drive?

Trillix · 12-23-2005, 12:37 PM

Ok, I just got a 250GB Sata drive given to me, and I already have a 150 GB ATA drive in my computer, and I'm looking to Add the SATA drive as my main/master drive. Just wondering if there's a special way of doing it or are there any problems with it?

Wedge_ · 12-23-2005, 12:47 PM

PATA and SATA controllers are separate things, so you'll have your PATA drive as the master on it's controller and the SATA driver as master on it's controller. That's all there is to it, you don't need to worry about setting one to be a slave and the other to be a master.

XEN · 12-23-2005, 01:11 PM

It is all done in your BIOS.

hans5849 · 12-23-2005, 10:49 PM

i know with my i875p you need to to have windows XP to have all the PATA and SATA devices, its called the "Enhanced mode" on my Abit IC7-G

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Wedge_ Rogue One Jan 2005 Last Seen: Today Location: Scotland Posts: 997 (#89) Thanked 0x in 0 posts x33	PATA and SATA controllers are separate things, so you'll have your PATA drive as the master on it's controller and the SATA driver as master on it's controller. That's all there is to it, you don't need to worry about setting one to be a slave and the other to be a master.
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XEN E Pluribus Funk Jan 2005 Last Seen: Today Location: Detroit Posts: 1,225 (#75) Thanked 1x in one post x29	It is all done in your BIOS.
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