Moving Sata ii cables

SeaWulf · Oct 31, 2008, 03:28 PM

THis is a real dumb question but since I am a novice at this and just assembled my first system 3 weeks ago I do not want to do anything stupid.

When I connected my HDDs to the MB I connected the two 750s in Sata 1 and Sata 2(not raid*) port and connected the 320 to Sata 3 on the board.

The 320 has the OS and applications and the two 750s are for data only ....

I have the boot sequence, floppy, optical drive then the 320. I gather that due to HDD physical connection, the Bio message shows the primary master as a 750, primary slave as the other 750 and the secondary master as the 320...

Occasionally my bios gets confused and the boot sequence substitues a 750 for the 320(OS). I assume this is due the Sata 1 port connected to a 750

So after a long discourse my question is Can I simply switch the 320 Sata cable with the "750" cable on Port 1 ???????? ..Is it that easy?

thanks in advance

* Sata port 5 and 6 are hardware raid capable but are blocked by the second video card.

GigaWatt · Nov 1, 2008, 04:36 PM

yes, it's that easy... just switch them

you think your BIOS gets confused... wait till you hear what my BIOS does... hahahahahah

... sometimes it "forgets" to read the PATA devices... still can't figure out why

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Oct 31, 2008, 03:28 PM	#1
SeaWulf HardwareHeaven Lover Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Burbs of Philly Posts: 102 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Moving Sata ii cables THis is a real dumb question but since I am a novice at this and just assembled my first system 3 weeks ago I do not want to do anything stupid. When I connected my HDDs to the MB I connected the two 750s in Sata 1 and Sata 2(not raid) port and connected the 320 to Sata 3 on the board. The 320 has the OS and applications and the two 750s are for data only .... I have the boot sequence, floppy, optical drive then the 320. I gather that due to HDD physical connection, the Bio message shows the primary master as a 750, primary slave as the other 750 and the secondary master as the 320... Occasionally my bios gets confused and the boot sequence substitues a 750 for the 320(OS). I assume this is due the Sata 1 port connected to a 750 So after a long discourse my question is Can I simply switch the 320 Sata cable with the "750" cable on Port 1 ???????? ..Is it that easy? thanks in advance Sata port 5 and 6 are hardware raid capable but are blocked by the second video card. __________________ Double Secret Probation Additional system information Titanium X FI PCIE 2 LG H55L DVD+RW (IDE)

Nov 1, 2008, 04:36 PM	#2
GigaWatt Now In Color :D Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Macedonia, Skopje Posts: 2,116 Rep Power: 81 System Specs	Re: Moving Sata ii cables yes, it's that easy... just switch them you think your BIOS gets confused... wait till you hear what my BIOS does... hahahahahah ... sometimes it "forgets" to read the PATA devices... still can't figure out why . __________________ It's not schisophrenia... it's just a voice in my head...