Replacing IDE drive with SATA on NetVista 8307

March 2, 2008

My original configuration was:

Primary IDE - HD, master

Secondary IDE - CD master, HD slave

I decided to replace an old primary IDE HD with new SATA drive. I

bought Serial ATA PCI card from CompUSA and Western Digital 250Gb HD.

Using utility supplied by Western Digital I copied my old disk to w

new one, rebooted from the old HD and everything was OK. I saw my new

disk as g:\. Now I disconnected the old HD and tried to reboot with a

new HD - I am getting a screen:

http://www.evkosystems.kgbinternet.com/evkosystems/PC-problems/WinXp2.jpg

Does not matter which option I choose - the system reboots. When I

choose Window Recover Console - it is asking me for a password. I

bought this PC as used - I have no idea what a password is. So here is

my first question:

How to find what is a password for Windows Recovery Console?

Up to now was a normal, but suddnly it became really weird.

By a strike of genius I decided to remove my of other HD from a

motherboard - I reboot with only SATA drive - it worked! Another

strike of genius - I placed secondary IDE drive ribbon to a primary

IDE slot - it worked again. I declared myself a genius and rebooted

for a last time (so I thought) now I am in a square one - the same

message computer constantly reboots after showing the above screen.

In despair I placed a ribbon in a secondary IDE slot - reboot worked,

but next reboot did not. I placed a ribbon back to primary IDE slot -

it worked once, second reboot failed.

So my question is - what is going on????

Thanks,

Zalek

March 2, 2008

Re: Replacing IDE drive with SATA on NetVista 8307

<ZalekBloom@hotmail.com> wrote in message

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> My original configuration was:

> Primary IDE - HD, master

> Secondary IDE - CD master, HD slave

> I decided to replace an old primary IDE HD with new SATA drive. I

> bought Serial ATA PCI card from CompUSA and Western Digital 250Gb HD.

> Using utility supplied by Western Digital I copied my old disk to w

> new one, rebooted from the old HD and everything was OK. I saw my new

> disk as g:\. Now I disconnected the old HD and tried to reboot with a

> new HD - I am getting a screen:

> http://www.evkosystems.kgbinternet.com/evkosystems/PC-problems/WinXp2.jpg

>

> Does not matter which option I choose - the system reboots. When I

> choose Window Recover Console - it is asking me for a password. I

> bought this PC as used - I have no idea what a password is. So here is

> my first question:

> How to find what is a password for Windows Recovery Console?

>

> Up to now was a normal, but suddnly it became really weird.

> By a strike of genius I decided to remove my of other HD from a

> motherboard - I reboot with only SATA drive - it worked! Another

> strike of genius - I placed secondary IDE drive ribbon to a primary

> IDE slot - it worked again. I declared myself a genius and rebooted

> for a last time (so I thought) now I am in a square one - the same

> message computer constantly reboots after showing the above screen.

> In despair I placed a ribbon in a secondary IDE slot - reboot worked,

> but next reboot did not. I placed a ribbon back to primary IDE slot -

> it worked once, second reboot failed.

> So my question is - what is going on????

>

Here is the way to do it:

Remove your new drive but keep the SATA controller in the machine...

let it bootup, then install the SATA drivers, reboot and confirm that all is

working.

Now shut down the system, install the new drive...

then reclone.

Now...before you reboot...*remove* your original drive and allow your system

to boot from the new SATA drive

and allow your system to boot up.

Once you have confirmed that all is working, as long as you have the bios

setup to boot from the SATA drive

you can install you old drive if you need to add'l storage

March 2, 2008

Re: Replacing IDE drive with SATA on NetVista 8307

On Mar 2, 3:04 pm, "philo" <ph...@privacy.net> wrote:

> <ZalekBl...@hotmail.com> wrote in message

>

> news:hsvls3tk544e6h3sspfnr0l1iiri1qpcf6@4ax.com...

>

> > My original configuration was:

> > Primary IDE - HD, master

> > Secondary IDE - CD master, HD slave

> > I decided to replace an old primary IDE HD with new SATA drive. I

> > bought Serial ATA PCI card from CompUSA and Western Digital 250Gb HD.

> > Using utility supplied by Western Digital I copied my old disk to w

> > new one, rebooted from the old HD and everything was OK. I saw my new

> > disk as g:\. Now I disconnected the old HD and tried to reboot with a

> > new HD - I am getting a screen:

> >http://www.evkosystems.kgbinternet.com/evkosystems/PC-problems/WinXp2...

>

> > Does not matter which option I choose - the system reboots. When I

> > choose Window Recover Console - it is asking me for a password. I

> > bought this PC as used - I have no idea what a password is. So here is

> > my first question:

> > How to find what is a password for Windows Recovery Console?

>

> > Up to now was a normal, but suddnly it became really weird.

> > By a strike of genius I decided to remove my of other HD from a

> > motherboard - I reboot with only SATA drive - it worked! Another

> > strike of genius - I placed secondary IDE drive ribbon to a primary

> > IDE slot - it worked again. I declared myself a genius and rebooted

> > for a last time (so I thought) now I am in a square one - the same

> > message computer constantly reboots after showing the above screen.

> > In despair I placed a ribbon in a secondary IDE slot - reboot worked,

> > but next reboot did not. I placed a ribbon back to primary IDE slot -

> > it worked once, second reboot failed.

> > So my question is - what is going on????

>

> Here is the way to do it:

>

> Remove your new drive but keep the SATA controller in the machine...

> let it bootup, then install the SATA drivers, reboot and confirm that all is

> working.

>

> Now shut down the system, install the new drive...

> then reclone.

>

> Now...before you reboot...*remove* your original drive and allow your system

> to boot from the new SATA drive

> and allow your system to boot up.

>

> Once you have confirmed that all is working, as long as you have the bios

> setup to boot from the SATA drive

> you can install you old drive if you need to add'l storage

Thanks for answering, but this is exactly what I did following

instruction of SATA controller driver installation.

It looks that PC tries to boot from the new SATA drive, but somehow it

fails.

If no HD is attached to IDE controller - programs boots from SATA

drive and everythink works fine.

If IDE HD is attached to controller - it works OK on the first boot,

next boot will fail. If I attach IDE drive to other IDE controller

slot - it will work too for one time. Next boot will fail.

Zalek

March 2, 2008

Re: Replacing IDE drive with SATA on NetVista 8307

"zalek" <zalekbloom@hotmail.com> wrote in message

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> On Mar 2, 3:04 pm, "philo" <ph...@privacy.net> wrote:

> > <ZalekBl...@hotmail.com> wrote in message

> >

> > news:hsvls3tk544e6h3sspfnr0l1iiri1qpcf6@4ax.com...

> >

> > > My original configuration was:

> > > Primary IDE - HD, master

> > > Secondary IDE - CD master, HD slave

> > > I decided to replace an old primary IDE HD with new SATA drive. I

> > > bought Serial ATA PCI card from CompUSA and Western Digital 250Gb HD.

> > > Using utility supplied by Western Digital I copied my old disk to w

> > > new one, rebooted from the old HD and everything was OK. I saw my new

> > > disk as g:\. Now I disconnected the old HD and tried to reboot with a

> > > new HD - I am getting a screen:

> >

>http://www.evkosystems.kgbinternet.com/evkosystems/PC-problems/WinXp2...

> >

> > > Does not matter which option I choose - the system reboots. When I

> > > choose Window Recover Console - it is asking me for a password. I

> > > bought this PC as used - I have no idea what a password is. So here is

> > > my first question:

> > > How to find what is a password for Windows Recovery Console?

> >

> > > Up to now was a normal, but suddnly it became really weird.

> > > By a strike of genius I decided to remove my of other HD from a

> > > motherboard - I reboot with only SATA drive - it worked! Another

> > > strike of genius - I placed secondary IDE drive ribbon to a primary

> > > IDE slot - it worked again. I declared myself a genius and rebooted

> > > for a last time (so I thought) now I am in a square one - the same

> > > message computer constantly reboots after showing the above screen.

> > > In despair I placed a ribbon in a secondary IDE slot - reboot worked,

> > > but next reboot did not. I placed a ribbon back to primary IDE slot -

> > > it worked once, second reboot failed.

> > > So my question is - what is going on????

> >

> > Here is the way to do it:

> >

> > Remove your new drive but keep the SATA controller in the machine...

> > let it bootup, then install the SATA drivers, reboot and confirm that

all is

> > working.

> >

> > Now shut down the system, install the new drive...

> > then reclone.

> >

> > Now...before you reboot...*remove* your original drive and allow your

system

> > to boot from the new SATA drive

> > and allow your system to boot up.

> >

> > Once you have confirmed that all is working, as long as you have the

bios

> > setup to boot from the SATA drive

> > you can install you old drive if you need to add'l storage

>

> Thanks for answering, but this is exactly what I did following

> instruction of SATA controller driver installation.

> It looks that PC tries to boot from the new SATA drive, but somehow it

> fails.

> If no HD is attached to IDE controller - programs boots from SATA

> drive and everythink works fine.

> If IDE HD is attached to controller - it works OK on the first boot,

> next boot will fail. If I attach IDE drive to other IDE controller

> slot - it will work too for one time. Next boot will fail.

>

> Zalek

Here is an old trick I've used before.

Disable the IDE drive in the bios.

A bios call is only required for the drive you are booting from...

the OS itself will 'see' the second drive even if it's disabled in the

bios...

and maybe your system won't hang

March 5, 2008

Re: Replacing IDE drive with SATA on NetVista 8307

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