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condraj

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(Msg. 1) Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2004 12:23 am
Post subject: SATA Configuration Question
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Is it possible to connect an individual SATA boot drive (not RAID) to the
Promise controller on a P4C800E Deluxe? My IBM-Hitachi hard disk can't
recover from S3 standby mode using the ICH5R SATA controller, apparently due
to a problem with the motherboard's BIOS. As a workaround, could the
Promise controller be used instead? Thanks.
Jon

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2004 1:23 am
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"condraj" <condraj1spamtrap.TakeThisOut@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:9pGdnbzFVquVUiLdRVn-tA@comcast.com...
 > Is it possible to connect an individual SATA boot drive (not RAID) to the
 > Promise controller on a P4C800E Deluxe? My IBM-Hitachi hard disk can't
 > recover from S3 standby mode using the ICH5R SATA controller, apparently
due
 > to a problem with the motherboard's BIOS. As a workaround, could the
 > Promise controller be used instead? Thanks.
 > Jon
 >
 >

I haven't done it on this board but I have installed a single drive
to a raid controller by creating a stripped set and adding a single
drive to it. Which should work for you.

Jim M<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->

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(Msg. 3) Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2004 4:24 am
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In article <9pGdnbzFVquVUiLdRVn-tA DeleteThis @comcast.com>, "condraj"
<condraj1spamtrap DeleteThis @comcast.net> wrote:

 > Is it possible to connect an individual SATA boot drive (not RAID) to the
 > Promise controller on a P4C800E Deluxe? My IBM-Hitachi hard disk can't
 > recover from S3 standby mode using the ICH5R SATA controller, apparently due
 > to a problem with the motherboard's BIOS. As a workaround, could the
 > Promise controller be used instead? Thanks.
 > Jon

I see in the manual, there is a BIOS setting "Onboard Promise Controller"
[Enabled} and "Operating Mode" [IDE]. Maybe those settings would allow
you to use the interfaces in a plain IDE mode. You will also need a
driver to go with it, and this one from the download page, has "ATA"
in the name. Perhaps installing this driver while the disk is
connected to the current controller, then shutdown, move drive, and
select "SCSI" or somesuch from the BIOS boot option, will allow
the boot drive to be found on the new controller.

FileName 378ATA100130.zip Version V1.00.1.30 Date 2003/06/30
Description Promise FastTrak 378 ATA Driver V1.00.1.30 961.07KB
OS  Win98SE / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP

Just a guess,
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