SATA and IDE HDD combined

neildavisrx · 06-13-2005, 07:05 PM

Pieced together new system with Intel P4 3.2, gigabyte MB, Wind XP, etc, etc. Have new Maxtor 200gig HD, wanted to recycle two IDE 120 gig West Dig HDDs. Used converters with MB to go from IDE HDDs to SATA inputs. MB only recognized the SATA HDD, no matter what combo of bios settings I try? Even unplugged the DVD and CD burners to free up the only IDE port, and still would not recognize either of the drives. Thoughts?

crazijoe · 06-14-2005, 05:03 AM

Hello and welcome to TSF.
What model is your MB?
Some MBs will have an independent SATA controller that is separate from the southbridge chipset of the MB. This controller is not handle by the MB BIOS and is handle by it's own BIOS. You may need to enable the separate controller.

Penguin6636 · 06-14-2005, 02:22 PM

I have the same problem, and now my SATA HDD went out. My mobo won't recognize the IDE HDD to boot. I only have one IDE cable slot on the mobo. I also tried freeing up disc drives to accomidate the hard drive alone.

**johnwill** · 06-14-2005, 06:34 PM

You probably need to change the BIOS settings for it to boot from the IDE drive.

06-13-2005, 07:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
neildavisrx Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 1 OS: xp	SATA and IDE HDD combined Pieced together new system with Intel P4 3.2, gigabyte MB, Wind XP, etc, etc. Have new Maxtor 200gig HD, wanted to recycle two IDE 120 gig West Dig HDDs. Used converters with MB to go from IDE HDDs to SATA inputs. MB only recognized the SATA HDD, no matter what combo of bios settings I try? Even unplugged the DVD and CD burners to free up the only IDE port, and still would not recognize either of the drives. Thoughts?

06-14-2005, 05:03 AM	#2 (permalink)
crazijoe Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Omaha, The Center of the Universe Posts: 7,632 OS: WinXP, Win2K3 My System	Hello and welcome to TSF. What model is your MB? Some MBs will have an independent SATA controller that is separate from the southbridge chipset of the MB. This controller is not handle by the MB BIOS and is handle by it's own BIOS. You may need to enable the separate controller. __________________ Microsoft MCSA + Messaging, MVP, A+, Network+ http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b3...other/Help.jpg Do you want a real Republican? HDD diagnostic tools / HDD data recovery software

06-14-2005, 06:34 PM	#4 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 41,721 OS: Windows 7, XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	You probably need to change the BIOS settings for it to boot from the IDE drive. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

06-14-2005, 02:22 PM	#3 (permalink)
Penguin6636 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 4 OS: xp	I have the same problem, and now my SATA HDD went out. My mobo won't recognize the IDE HDD to boot. I only have one IDE cable slot on the mobo. I also tried freeing up disc drives to accomidate the hard drive alone.