Cant use IDE

Logla · Sep 10, 2003, 06:53 PM

Folks. Just got a new HDD today to use for backing up my c: drive. its an old 10Gig I got from my dad and I can't seem to use it.

I have 2x120Gb SATA drives in RAID0 which are partitioned in two to give me a c: and a d: drive.

Everytime I attached the 10gigger the machine tries to boot from that drive and ignores the RAID array. I have formatted it, FDISKd it, turned the boot options for all IDE channels off and it still tries to boot from that drive.

Can anyone haylp? Please?

UberLord · Sep 10, 2003, 07:05 PM

Because of the nature of IDE you're - in technical terms - buggered.

I'd try installing a boot manager

Logla · Sep 10, 2003, 07:16 PM

Forgive my ignorance but, can you reccomend any decent ones that might be shareware or something?

integra092 · Sep 11, 2003, 01:37 AM

What type of motherboard do you have?? There might be a setting in your BIOS that was over looked...?? Are you sure that you checked all the jumper settings on the drive??

Logla · Sep 11, 2003, 08:00 AM

Mobo's a Gigabyte GA-8INXP. Checked absolutly everything in the BIOS.

merry · Sep 11, 2003, 08:58 AM

Alternatively, you could install Win98 on the 10GB (on like a 500MB partition) and see where you get from here (you may need drivers for the RAID, and will lose the couple hundred megs of the Win98 partition). I think GRUB is a good free bootmanager, but I think you need to install linux to use it.)

ToshiroOC · Sep 11, 2003, 09:31 AM

Partition the 10GB so that its just a blank FAT32 partition. Install GRUB or lilo onto the MBR as a bootmanager, and then have it recognize the RAID array as the default boot partition. If the RAID array is software, though, it would be exceedingly difficult to boot off of it, as far as I know...

Logla · Sep 11, 2003, 05:22 PM

Just remembered that the board has another RAID setup via the IDE Promise controler. I setup the drive in that and set the controler to BASE. Result - one little 10gig drive which boots after the SATA drives!! hurah.

Thanks for your input guys.

Sep 10, 2003, 06:53 PM	#1
Logla HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 3,311 Rep Power: 0	Cant use IDE Folks. Just got a new HDD today to use for backing up my c: drive. its an old 10Gig I got from my dad and I can't seem to use it. I have 2x120Gb SATA drives in RAID0 which are partitioned in two to give me a c: and a d: drive. Everytime I attached the 10gigger the machine tries to boot from that drive and ignores the RAID array. I have formatted it, FDISKd it, turned the boot options for all IDE channels off and it still tries to boot from that drive. Can anyone haylp? Please?

Sep 10, 2003, 07:05 PM	#2
UberLord A Legend in Underwear Join Date: May 2002 Location: Unknown Posts: 5,255 Rep Power: 0	Because of the nature of IDE you're - in technical terms - buggered. I'd try installing a boot manager __________________ Gentoo Linux - Developer (baselayout) Read my blog "I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours." Stephen Roberts

Sep 11, 2003, 08:58 AM	#6
merry gargouille Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: sector ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha Posts: 962 Rep Power: 0	Alternatively, you could install Win98 on the 10GB (on like a 500MB partition) and see where you get from here (you may need drivers for the RAID, and will lose the couple hundred megs of the Win98 partition). I think GRUB is a good free bootmanager, but I think you need to install linux to use it.) __________________ There is a war between the ones who say there is a war and the ones who say there isn't. ~~Leonard Cohen

Sep 11, 2003, 09:31 AM	#7
ToshiroOC Unbiased. Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 4,812 Rep Power: 0	Partition the 10GB so that its just a blank FAT32 partition. Install GRUB or lilo onto the MBR as a bootmanager, and then have it recognize the RAID array as the default boot partition. If the RAID array is software, though, it would be exceedingly difficult to boot off of it, as far as I know... __________________ [img][/img] [color=White]Peace be with you, Joe.[/color] Driverheaven Staff Member (Supermoderator)

Sep 10, 2003, 07:16 PM	Thread Starter #3
Logla HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 3,311 Rep Power: 0	Forgive my ignorance but, can you reccomend any decent ones that might be shareware or something?

Sep 11, 2003, 01:37 AM	#4
integra092 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Philly, PA Posts: 46 Rep Power: 0	What type of motherboard do you have?? There might be a setting in your BIOS that was over looked...?? Are you sure that you checked all the jumper settings on the drive??

Sep 11, 2003, 08:00 AM	Thread Starter #5
Logla HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 3,311 Rep Power: 0	Mobo's a Gigabyte GA-8INXP. Checked absolutly everything in the BIOS.

Sep 11, 2003, 05:22 PM	Thread Starter #8
Logla HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 3,311 Rep Power: 0	Just remembered that the board has another RAID setup via the IDE Promise controler. I setup the drive in that and set the controler to BASE. Result - one little 10gig drive which boots after the SATA drives!! hurah. Thanks for your input guys.