[Ham-Computers] Dual boot problem

Loren Moline WA7SKT lmoline at hotmail.com
Sat Nov 6 16:00:30 EDT 2010


Gene,

If I remember right Windows will not recognize a SATA drive unless one of 2 things are done. You must either specify native drive in bios or use a boot device to install a driver in the boot sector for the SATA drive. Someone please correct me if I am wrong.

 
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> From: erastber at tampabay.rr.com
> To: ham-computers at mailman.qth.net
> Date: Sat, 6 Nov 2010 14:03:08 -0400
> Subject: [Ham-Computers] Dual boot problem
> 
> I have been trying for over a week now to set up a dual boot system on the new HP 6318f.
>  
> The biggest problem is that when I add the second SATA HDD I can not boot to that drive unless I change the bios setting from AHCI to IDE; and when I do that, the original SATA drive will not boot because the bios is set to IDE.
>  
> I can however, use the second drive as a stand-alone drive (on IDE), with XP installed and boot to XP normally but then I can not use the original drive with Win7.  (Hope that made sense!)
>  
> Bottom line is HOW do I add the second drive and use it on AHCI  ????
>  
> I am starting to think that Win 7 is a piece of CRAP!
>  
> Any help will be greatly appreciated.
>  
> 73,
>  
> Gene, WØQFC
> 
> Gene, WØQFC
> Spring Hill FL
> Lafayette Lodge #91 A.F. & A.M.
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