[Ham-Computers] Dual boot problem

[Dale Miller]

On 11/06/2010 03:00 PM, Loren Moline WA7SKT wrote:
> Gene,
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> 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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> Loren   WA7SKT
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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
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>> I have been trying for over a week now to set up a dual boot system on the new HP 6318f.
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>> 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.
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>> 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!)
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>> Bottom line is HOW do I add the second drive and use it on AHCI  ????
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>> I am starting to think that Win 7 is a piece of CRAP!
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>> Any help will be greatly appreciated.
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>> 73,
>>
>> Gene, WØQFC
>>
>> Gene, WØQFC
>> Spring Hill FL
>> Lafayette Lodge #91 A.F.&  A.M.
>> ______________________________________________________________
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Doesn't the BIOS take care of that Loren?
Gene are there any other options in the BIOS for the controller?


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