SATA HDD ID vs IDE HDD ID

1031982 · 31st May 2007, 11:32 AM

Ok, I have the ASUS A7N8X Deluxe. I have 1 SATA HDD, and 1 PATA HDD. I use the SATA to hold OS's and PATA for storage.
Problem is when I go to install ANY OS becids DOS, I need to disconnect the PATA HDD. The problem is that the PATA HDD is ID'd as HDD 0, and the SATA HDD is ID'd as HDD 1. But, with no PATA HDD, the SATA gets ID'd as HDD 0. Now, is there a way to force the system to ID the SATA HDD always as HDD 0?
I have the latest non-beta BIOS.
Boot settings are as fallows
1 : CD/DVD-ROM
2 : Floppy
3 : SCSI

The BIOS treats the SATA as SCSI, and has a setting on what to try first, the on-board SATA or an external SCSI card. That changes nothing.

NOTE, after an OS is installed, it will properly run off the SATA drive regardless of what is connected on any IDE channel.

peaz · 31st May 2007, 11:46 AM

The SATA support comes from the onboard silicon image chip and not natively from the NForce2 MCP

NVIDIA nForce2 MCP-T
-2 x UltraDMA 133/100/66/33
Silicon Image Sil 3112A RAID Controller:
-2 x Serial ATA
-RAID 0, RAID1

Therefore, the native Nvidia IDE support would always have higher priority in terms of device # since the SI RAID controller is secondary to the system.

But since you've installed the OS on the SATA disk, it should be fine.

1031982 · 31st May 2007, 11:48 AM

Rats... I keep messing in Linux, and I screw it up and need to re-install. It's real annoying to go through all that just to get it back on.

1031982 · 31st May 2007, 12:40 PM

Forgot, Thanks for the quick, and well informed reply.

31st May 2007, 11:32 AM	#1 (permalink)
1031982 Super Active Join Date: 25 Feb 2003 Location: USA Posts: 1,580 Reputation: 285 Rep Power: 9	SATA HDD ID vs IDE HDD ID Ok, I have the ASUS A7N8X Deluxe. I have 1 SATA HDD, and 1 PATA HDD. I use the SATA to hold OS's and PATA for storage. Problem is when I go to install ANY OS becids DOS, I need to disconnect the PATA HDD. The problem is that the PATA HDD is ID'd as HDD 0, and the SATA HDD is ID'd as HDD 1. But, with no PATA HDD, the SATA gets ID'd as HDD 0. Now, is there a way to force the system to ID the SATA HDD always as HDD 0? I have the latest non-beta BIOS. Boot settings are as fallows 1 : CD/DVD-ROM 2 : Floppy 3 : SCSI The BIOS treats the SATA as SCSI, and has a setting on what to try first, the on-board SATA or an external SCSI card. That changes nothing. NOTE, after an OS is installed, it will properly run off the SATA drive regardless of what is connected on any IDE channel. __________________ Running : Gigabyte EP45-DS3R, Intel E7200 C2D, 2GB DDR2 Dual Channel, WD Raptor 74GB, WD 500 GB HDD, ASUS 16X DVD-ROM, LiteOn 16X DVD+/-RW, 1.44 MB Floppy, ATI Radeon HD 3450, Dell 2005FPW, and a SB Audigy2 ZS PRO with Logitech Z5300e speakers.

31st May 2007, 11:46 AM	#2 (permalink)
peaz ARP Webmaster Join Date: 13 Oct 2002 Location: http://atpeaz.placidthoughts.com/ Posts: 8,500 Reputation: 1633 Rep Power: 31	The SATA support comes from the onboard silicon image chip and not natively from the NForce2 MCP NVIDIA nForce2 MCP-T -2 x UltraDMA 133/100/66/33 Silicon Image Sil 3112A RAID Controller: -2 x Serial ATA -RAID 0, RAID1 Therefore, the native Nvidia IDE support would always have higher priority in terms of device # since the SI RAID controller is secondary to the system. But since you've installed the OS on the SATA disk, it should be fine. __________________ Ken Ng Tech ARP Visit my web gallery - Ken's Digital Canvas Shoot and Earn Money from Stock Photography Sterling@PJ Community Forums

31st May 2007, 11:48 AM	#3 (permalink)
1031982 Super Active Join Date: 25 Feb 2003 Location: USA Posts: 1,580 Reputation: 285 Rep Power: 9	Rats... I keep messing in Linux, and I screw it up and need to re-install. It's real annoying to go through all that just to get it back on. __________________ Running : Gigabyte EP45-DS3R, Intel E7200 C2D, 2GB DDR2 Dual Channel, WD Raptor 74GB, WD 500 GB HDD, ASUS 16X DVD-ROM, LiteOn 16X DVD+/-RW, 1.44 MB Floppy, ATI Radeon HD 3450, Dell 2005FPW, and a SB Audigy2 ZS PRO with Logitech Z5300e speakers.

31st May 2007, 12:40 PM	#4 (permalink)
1031982 Super Active Join Date: 25 Feb 2003 Location: USA Posts: 1,580 Reputation: 285 Rep Power: 9	Forgot, Thanks for the quick, and well informed reply. __________________ Running : Gigabyte EP45-DS3R, Intel E7200 C2D, 2GB DDR2 Dual Channel, WD Raptor 74GB, WD 500 GB HDD, ASUS 16X DVD-ROM, LiteOn 16X DVD+/-RW, 1.44 MB Floppy, ATI Radeon HD 3450, Dell 2005FPW, and a SB Audigy2 ZS PRO with Logitech Z5300e speakers.