Anyone boot from a SATA hard drive?

_ə_ · Apr 15, 2006, 07:05 AM

If you have a SATA drive with Windows booting from it, can you please post the contents of your boot.ini file here? Thanks!
I'm curious to how SATA drives are referenced for the booting process.

OldBear · Apr 15, 2006, 09:52 AM

[boot loader]
timeout=0
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOW S
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect

PangingJr · Apr 15, 2006, 10:14 AM

the data entry in boot.ini for S-ATA is no different than P-ATA (IDE or ATA).

"multi" is for the system uses IDE, enhanced IDE (EIDE), or Enhanced Small Device Interface (ESDI) drives and a SCSI adapter that does not have a built-in BIOS.

replace "multi" with "scsi" for system that uses a SCSI adapter that has a built-in BIOS.

_ə_ · Apr 15, 2006, 06:10 PM

Thanks, guys

Cheers

Apr 15, 2006, 07:05 AM	#1
_ə_ DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 79 Rep Power: 0	Anyone boot from a SATA hard drive? If you have a SATA drive with Windows booting from it, can you please post the contents of your boot.ini file here? Thanks! I'm curious to how SATA drives are referenced for the booting process.

Apr 15, 2006, 09:52 AM	#2
OldBear DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Oklahoma City, USA Posts: 37 Rep Power: 0	[boot loader] timeout=0 default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOW S [operating systems] multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect __________________ [color=Yellow]Athlon64 X2 4800+ Toledo @ 2.7GHz[color=Red] ~ [/color][/color][color=Lime]ASUS A8R32-MVP Deluxe [/color][color=Yellow] Thermalright SI-120 Scythe120mm 1600 RPM[color=Red] ~[/color] [/color][color=Lime]Corsair XMS-3500LL PRO 2GB memory kit[/color] [color=Yellow] 2-WD Raptors 150 and 74gig[color=Red] ~[/color][/color][color=Lime] Barracuda 7200.8 SATA NCQ 300gig[/color] [color=Yellow] OCZ PowerStream 600W PSU [color=Red]~[/color][/color][color=Lime] EVGA 7900GTX[/color] [color=Yellow] Logitech MX-1000 Mouse[color=Red] ~[/color] [/color][color=Lime]ViewSonic VP191b[/color] [color=Yellow] Creative X-Fi Platinum[color=Red] ~ [/color][/color][color=Lime]MicroSoft 4000 Keyboard[/color] [color=Yellow] CoolerMaster Stacker Case [color=Red]~[/color][/color][color=Lime] Klipsch THX 2.1 speakers[/color]

Apr 15, 2006, 10:14 AM	#3
PangingJr Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,989 Rep Power: 69	the data entry in boot.ini for S-ATA is no different than P-ATA (IDE or ATA). "multi" is for the system uses IDE, enhanced IDE (EIDE), or Enhanced Small Device Interface (ESDI) drives and a SCSI adapter that does not have a built-in BIOS. replace "multi" with "scsi" for system that uses a SCSI adapter that has a built-in BIOS.

Apr 15, 2006, 06:10 PM	Thread Starter #4
_ə_ DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 79 Rep Power: 0	Thanks, guys Cheers