Re: Running off SCSI harddisk, adding an IDE
Don Foret ( dforet@ClearnetResources.com )
Fri, 27 Jun 1997 15:34:06 -0400
Ola wrote:
>
> Hello
>
> It depends on your BIOS on the motherboard.
> If yu have a new BIOS like me on my ASUSTEK's MB
> you can tell which goes first of IDE and SCSI.
>
> Regards,
> Ola
>
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> > From: Joe Claborn <claborn@computek.net>
> > To: ntisp@emerald.iea.com
> > Subject: Re: Running off SCSI harddisk, adding an IDE
> > Date: den 27 juni 1997 21:11
> >
> > We started down the same route and our hardware guru said that the IDE
> > drive would have to be the boot drive - so I ordered a SCSI instead.
> >
> > >Tomorrow, during a maintenance shutdown, I'll be adding a large IDE
> > >harddrive to a WinNT system.
> > >Sofar this system has only run off SCSI harddrives. The boot device is
> > >also on the SCSI drives. That's the way I want it to be.
> > >
> > >Now I was wondering... what will the IDE drive do with to the system?
> > >Will it claim to be the first drive, and therefore force the system to
> > >boot from it? Will I need a work-around for this, or won't I see any
> > >problems, and will my present bootdrive stay the bootdrive?
> >
> > Joe Claborn
> > "Grace Happens"
> >
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The newer TYAN, SOYO and INTEL MBs also allow you to specify the boot
drive order. If you have an older card, try getting a new BIOS (either
FLASH or ROM chips)