Re: HD replace IDE -> SATA




"Thomas Wendell" <tumppiw_nospam@xxxxxxxxxxx> a écrit dans le message de
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As noted in a question in alt.comp. hardware.pc-homebuilt, IF I have to
replace my HD, how do I g about it??
(HD about to quit?) So far it works....

My MB is an Asus A8n-VM, and as of now (or a week up), I haven't used
SATA drives. But if I replace replace my existing boot disk, WD2500JB
(IDE), with a SATA disk, what should I do.

For now I have SATA disabled in BIOS, so i need to enable it, then do
what? Get the SATA drivers somehow incorporated onto that disk?
And what driver?

And no, I'm NOT interested in doing a clean install. I'd rather just do a
cloning, either with existing Acronis TI or a WD's disk cloner.

Manual:



All OS

Version E2295 2005/10/19 update



Description A8N-VM User's Manual for English
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You most likely willnot have to enable SATA (probably
necessary only if you plan to run it as in a RAID configuration.
I have a A8N32 mlotherboard, so it should not be that different.

You just clone your present HD's content (with Norton Ghost, Acronis,
or similar software) and unless you keep your IDE drive, that is all
there is to do. If your present IDE drive remains connected, you will
have to select the Boot HD in the BIOS.

With WinXP SP2 or Vista, no additional drivers will be required.



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