SATA Master - ATA Slave

I'mThatGuy · 11-09-2009, 04:44 PM

To be simple...

I have: 1 SATA drive, 1 ATA drive, 1 (ATA) DVD-Writer Drive

Both drives have Windows XP installed on them.

ATA drive has all of my stuff on it.

I want to get stuff off of ATA drive onto SATA drive.

I can successfully boot up on the SATA drive.

The ATA drive does not appear in My Computer.

I have the SATA on SATA 0.

I have the DVD-Writer Drive at the end of the IDE cable, jumper @ MA

I have the ATA drive at the middle of the cable, jumper @ SL

How do I fix it so that the ATA drive appears in My Computer when SATA drive is booted? Also, ATA drive DOES appear in BIOS.

Thank You.

**raptor_pa** · 11-09-2009, 04:59 PM

Dos the ATA drive show in disk management? What is the model number of the ATA drive, have you tried with the Drive set to master and the DVD set to slave?

I'mThatGuy · 11-09-2009, 05:09 PM

Does not appear in disk management.
model no. = WD3200JB-00KFA0
no I have not. I'll try that, now.

thanks!

I'mThatGuy · 11-09-2009, 05:17 PM

question: if i jumper the drives (to one slave, one master) does it matter where they are on the cable, or does that override cable position?

**raptor_pa** · 11-09-2009, 05:18 PM

Jumper should override position, at leat in every case I've ever seen

I'mThatGuy · 11-09-2009, 05:24 PM

=D that fixed it!
apparently that was actually the wrong hard drive.. that was my previous storage drive..
oiy..

the one i need to salvage stuff from was another SATA drive.. that would have been quite a bit easier had i known that.

well, thanks. =)

11-09-2009, 04:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
I'mThatGuy Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Mass, USA Posts: 144 OS: Windows XP My System	SATA Master - ATA Slave To be simple... I have: 1 SATA drive, 1 ATA drive, 1 (ATA) DVD-Writer Drive Both drives have Windows XP installed on them. ATA drive has all of my stuff on it. I want to get stuff off of ATA drive onto SATA drive. I can successfully boot up on the SATA drive. The ATA drive does not appear in My Computer. I have the SATA on SATA 0. I have the DVD-Writer Drive at the end of the IDE cable, jumper @ MA I have the ATA drive at the middle of the cable, jumper @ SL How do I fix it so that the ATA drive appears in My Computer when SATA drive is booted? Also, ATA drive DOES appear in BIOS. Thank You.

11-09-2009, 04:59 PM	#2 (permalink)
raptor_pa Mod Hardware Team Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Central PA Posts: 4,801 OS: XP	Re: SATA Master - ATA Slave Dos the ATA drive show in disk management? What is the model number of the ATA drive, have you tried with the Drive set to master and the DVD set to slave? __________________

11-09-2009, 05:09 PM	#3 (permalink)
I'mThatGuy Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Mass, USA Posts: 144 OS: Windows XP My System	Re: SATA Master - ATA Slave Does not appear in disk management. model no. = WD3200JB-00KFA0 no I have not. I'll try that, now. thanks!

11-09-2009, 05:17 PM	#4 (permalink)
I'mThatGuy Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Mass, USA Posts: 144 OS: Windows XP My System	Re: SATA Master - ATA Slave question: if i jumper the drives (to one slave, one master) does it matter where they are on the cable, or does that override cable position?

11-09-2009, 05:18 PM	#5 (permalink)
raptor_pa Mod Hardware Team Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Central PA Posts: 4,801 OS: XP	Re: SATA Master - ATA Slave Jumper should override position, at leat in every case I've ever seen __________________

11-09-2009, 05:24 PM	#6 (permalink)
I'mThatGuy Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Mass, USA Posts: 144 OS: Windows XP My System	Re: SATA Master - ATA Slave =D that fixed it! apparently that was actually the wrong hard drive.. that was my previous storage drive.. oiy.. the one i need to salvage stuff from was another SATA drive.. that would have been quite a bit easier had i known that. well, thanks. =)