Yes, its the first one to boot.
On another forum someone suggested these options.......
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i've since read you can use the promise slot as a raid or a non raid..and there are 2 drivers available for that controller (raid or regular ide) then if you enable the promise controller and have an ide drive hooked up to it, there should be an option to select "raid" or "ide" on the promise controller..you cannot use atapi devices (cd roms etc) on your promise controller.. the promise bios will "activate" when you enable the promise controller..but if it has no driver, it will not detect the drive..so this all tells me you are using the promise controller, not one of the 2 regular ide channels..
if that is the case but you want to use all 3 for devices..for example, i have a cd burner, a dvd/cd rom and an ide hd and i want each separate, there are a few options:
#1 make sure your ide drive is on a regular ide controller channel and only hook up otherwise your cd rom or cd burner/rom on the other ide channel and get your os installed and worry about the promise channel later...one of the old tricks we used to use on the a7v133 with promise onboard raid and when we wanted to enable the promise controller not during the install but after the fact, was once the os was up, you go to your system devices and install the raid driver after the fact through the regular find new hardware and install the driver option. then at that point, you could install the ide promise driver so that channel is enabled..then move your ide drive to the promise channel which is now driver enabled, go into bios to turn on the promise controller, select ide and voila..you can use both your regular channels for 2 separate atapi devices (your cd rom and a dvd , etc.)
#2 use the f6 option when installing os (assuming it's windows 2000 or xp) when setting up and install the non raid driver..again, make sure the promise controller is enabled, but set in ide mode not raid, and that the hd is on the promise controller. no different then setting up a promise raid device except you are using non raid drivers.
#3 spend $20 or so and buy an add on promise ide controller card like a tx2..i have a couple kicking around so i have the following setup:
hd on one regular ide channel
my cd rom/burner on the second ide channel
then i have a dvd drive and regular cd rom on my add on promise controller card.
no issues and it all installed fast and with no issues
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Ok so any of those options sound good? anyone like to add anything?
comments?
