clif, there are so many parameters to consider and I'm not surprized that on Your system, the SATA is not detected unless it has a primary...
Hi sparrow! The same instruction is valid for the SIL3114 chip and RAID5. Reading that manual raised a few questions: Doesn't JBOD treat a...
I'm not sure that it's wise to change the drive letter for the boot/system partition. You could try it but I would prepare myself for trouble....
Hmm, it seems like You're running out of drive letters ...... :D ...... ! Christer
oops, I read 128 GB instead of 128 MB, my mistake. Maybe my assumtions for the "misread pendrive" applies to these drives but You reformated...
I believe that Disk Manager tells the truth. It has been that way since DOS days ...... :rolleyes: ...... since long before Partition Magic...
Hi Pete, neither do I know all the bends on the road of partitioning but: I do not multi boot and have no use for more than a single primary...
Well guys, all I know for certain is that there will be a delay in the delivery of my next build for a friends daughter ...... ;) ...... ! I...
Yes, one can only hope! SATA II (whatever that is) and 3 GB/s is already here but I wonder when the below will appear: Christer
Hi Pete! I meant the other way around. Your MB had RAID but not SATA. I concluded that if it does not have RAID it can not have SATA. I'll...
clif, there are many threads going on the SATA drivers topic. What confuses me is that I have never had any problems but others have. It is with...
sparrow, my conclusion, based on Your statement, is that all modern motherboards have RAID. If one doesn't, it can't have SATA ...... :confused:...
A thought: The second step during my two installations of WinXP on SATA HDDs, after the OS installation, has been to install the motherboard...
Hi sparrow! I've never been asked for drivers (during my two installations) but what confuses me is the RAID thing. This issue has absolutely...
A few more quotes from "Serial ATA in the Microsoft Operating System Environment ", all questions and comments are rhetorical: Maybe the lack...
Yup, a jungle it is. The qoute "You must have an SP2 embeded XP disc ... " is nonsense ...... :rolleyes: ...... if one can trust the...
... and now it gets technical ...... :eek: ...... : As I understand it, this is what happens when no "specific drivers" are installed. It may...
A few quotes from "Installing Windows on a SATA drive ": I'm not 100% sure but I think that the first system (Asus + Seagate) was installed...
clif, I'm ...... :confused: ...... but my experience is limited to two installations on SATA HDDs and on neither occasion, did I have to do...
We had a power failure at our flying club and the computer started behaving strangely. I promptly restored a Ghost Image and went through the...
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