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Getting IDE HDD to work with SATA?

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Skyguy

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Ok, I have a SATA drive, complete with OS running fine. I want to use an old IDE HDD I have laying around for archiving data, but I cannot access it AT ALL when I plug it in. The IDE used to be my old primary drive, so I think it has the MBR on it.

I have a Gigabyte S3 mobo, and an IDE Optical (DVD).

I've tried different jumper settings, master/slave, boot order, blah blah. The IDE will show up during POST, but in Windows when I go My Computer/Manage/Disk Management, it doesn't show up. I know this IDE drive works. Just to be sure, I even tried another IDE I have laying around and same problem, so it's a setting or such that's the culprit.


So, in a nutshell: How to get an IDE drive working with a SATA as my primary???


Thanks in advance.

 
Are you using this hard drive on the same cable as the IDE CD-ROM?

Have you tried a different cable?

Have you installed the drivers from the CD that came with the motherboard? Some motherboards have separate IDE controllers, and you need to install the drivers for the second IDE port to work. If you are on the same cable as the DVD, and the DVD is working, that seems unlikely.

Is the physical drive detected in device manager?
 
I disconnected the DVD drive to avoid conflicts between the optical and hdd.....I can reconnect the optical later no prob. So the IDE HDD is on its own cable. And my mobo has only 1 IDE port.

IDE is a Western Digital Caviar SE, 160 gig.

IDE HDD does not show up in Device Manager. Does show up during POST though.


Been checking Western Digital's website.....they say a SATA and IDE can work, but check mobo settings........well the Gigabyte S3 is pretty straightforward: Hard drive detect to Auto, and boot order. Nothing fancy.
 
Use the Ultimate Boot CD (DOS or Win) to remove the partitions from the IDE drive and repartition (I suggest making it entirely an Extended partition and create one or more logical drives within it so the drive letter assignments won't change.

. Win won't allow two active boot partitions to be visible at one time. You boot right off the CD, run the partitioning software and then boot back into windows. Then Win should see the drive just fine. And if the WD drive is the only one on the cable, it should have no jumpers in place.
No jumpers = Master Standalone
Jumper on Master = Master with Slave drive present
WD is the only HDD mfr. I know of to have two Master settings.
Jumper on Slave = Slave drive with master present
Jumper on CS = cable select, the drive's position on the cable determines its status. If you have a standard 80-wire cable, then Master is on the end and slave is in the middle with both drives set to CS.

.bh.
 
Originally posted by: Zepper
. Win won't allow two active boot partitions to be visible at one time.
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.bh.
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Makes sense, but he did say he tried multiple drives - maybe not all of them contained "active boot partitions"? I remember having trouble with active partitions back in the DOS days.

Question: Would having a second active boot partition cause the drive to not even be seen in device manager? I didn't think so, but wouldn't be shocked ...
 
Well, last night I mucked around in the BIOS after google'ing "SATA and IDE together" and no success yet. I did hook up another SATA drive (which is a cloned version of my current active drive) and it shows up fine. Dang, I love SATA, no BS to deal with........IDE is such a pain in the A$$ nowadays. I'm almost tempted to trash the IDE......trying to get it working with the optical and show up, etc......what a HASSLE. I'd almost rather spend the $100 and get another SATA drive....sheesh.

Weird thing is though: the IDE drive shows up in BIOS, but not in Windows Drive Management or Device Manager, nowhere. That's what has me stumped......I can't even get it to show up so I can format it and start over. It's obviously not being read in the OS, but I don't know why. I've remove the jumpers, and have it on the Master cable (the end one on the cable) like I read to do elsewhere....but shows in BIOS but not in Windows........argh.
 
Originally posted by: Skyguy
Could...........except no floppy haha. 🙁
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Doh!

OK, how 'bout:

1. bootable flash?
2. bootable CD (just keep it connected as master, and the HD as slave?)
3. bring HD to another computer and format it?
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