SATA & SCSI

[yllee]

Hi,

I have a IBM server, eServer x206, with 36GB SCSI harddisk. It have intergated SATA port. My intention is to install Win2000 Server in SCSI harddisk, and use it as boot harddisk. Then, I installed 2 80GB Maxtor SATA harddisk as storage. My problem is the server always try to boot from SATA harddisk instead of SCSI harddisk. Define boot harddisk in BIOS doesnt solve the problem too. I called IBM helpline, they said it is design in this way, always boot from SATA.

So, anyone know how to solve this technical problem.

Thank you very much.

 

[mechBgon]

If the BIOS will let you reverse the PCI-bus scanning direction, try that. Otherwise you may be able to accomplish your goal by putting your SATA drives on a plug-in PCI-slot SATA card, which wouldn't be a very expensive experiment.