oooh! ...thanks, ...now studying !
regards, Richard
"Lil' Dave" <spamyourself@virus.net> wrote in message
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> This is how I addressed some issues that came up on a PC with similar.
> And, some failing I ran into.
>
> As I input before on another thread, he'll lose at least one ide
> controller use if using map SATA as ide option in the bios. On some PCs
> with the original SATA, that's the only way the SATA can be configured to
> boot. Unless, with some forms of SATA, only the raid version can be used
> if 98/ME are dual booted in the process. In that case, and no raid
> available, the map to ide must be used.
>
> What worked for me was to enable the SATA controller with nothing
> connected. Boot to XP/ME/98 so all could see the SATA controller. XP
> added the controller, ME/98 required a driver that I installed.
>
> Next, I imaged XP installation to a firewire hard drive with Drive Image
> 7.0, and ME/98 partitions as well.
>
> Then, I removed the boot ide hard drive off the primary ide controller.
> Nothing else on that ide controller.
>
> Then, I added the SATA drive. Bios configured the SATA controller to map
> to ide. The SATA drive was configured as primary master in the bios
> setup.
>
> Note: the primary ide controller must be left enabled in the bios setup.
>
> After saving the bios changes, rebooting, the SATA drive was noted as
> master on the primary ide in the bios summary.
>
> Inserting the DI 7.0 CD and powered up the firewire connected hard drive
> with the images previously noted. Restored all the images to the SATA.
> XP, ME and 98 all booted fine. All noted some hardware changes, but
> worked fine.
>
> Stuff that didn't work for me. Casper couldn't copy to same SATA
> make/model hard drive. Didn't like my boot manager, system commander.
> The conditions were - both SATAs configured as ide on the primary
> controller. One master, one slave. True Image just managed to make a
> mess. Whether copying drive to drive, or restoring a previous image of
> the ide hard drive. In either case, boot manager never showed up in boot
> process. Using a boot floppy to select which partition to boot resulted
> in 98/ME stopping at ifshlp AND XP indicating missing hal.dll. A repair
> install of XP (on the True Image restoration) stated there was a
> non-standard partition used where XP was currently located and could not
> fix it.
>
> My conclusions. Newer is not better regarding imaging or cloning
> software. Jeez, just copy it/restore it and shut up.
> Dave
>
> "DL" <address@invalid> wrote in message
> news:ejbE88d$HHA.4752@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> Yes, but the exact procedure depends on your mobo/sata controler
>>
>> ie You use the utility supplied from the hd manufactureres site to clone
>> the installation, or a third party utility, eg Ghost, True Image.
>> But where you go from there depends as to whether you have to amend bios
>> settings to boot from sata, or set the sata drive as jbod, or install
>> drivers via F6 option.
>> You need to read the mobo manual.
>>
>>
>> "RJK" <notatospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:e5JS99c$HHA.1168@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>I currently have 2 IDE (master and slave) hd's on IDE port 1
>>> (XP boot drive on C:\ ...first partition on hd0)
>>> I have 2 SATA150 connectors on my board, so if I fit 2 SATA hd's, is it
>>> possible to mirror my XP installation onto a SATA hd, ...and make it the
>>> boot drive of course ?
>>>
>>> TIA,
>>>
>>> regards, Richard
>>>
>>> ps never had much to do with SATA hd's, I've deduced that I can buy
>>> SATAII hd's and "jumper" them backwards to 150. that would come in
>>> handy if I ever fit a board that supports SATAII.
>>> Not insterested in RAID, not supported on my board anyway, just want to
>>> roughly replicate my IDe drives storage layout but, get some transfer
>>> speed back.
>>>
>>
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