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Trying to add SATA to al Biostar M7NCG-400 machine

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schnoggo   08-13-2009 at 01:24:04 AM

I've got a M7NCG-400 running Ubuntu as my HTPC.

Wanted to add a big drive, so I picked up a Koutech PSA150 controller and a Seagate 1gig drive.

Now the system looks like it wants to boot the SATA drive no matter what drive I specify in the boot order.

Does anyone know what magic setting I need to make in the Award BIOS to boot my IDE drive?


If I can't figure that out, I'll probably put the drive in another machine and install a little bootstrap on it to boot the real drive. But that smacks of effort.

Suggestions?

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MikeJRamsey   08-14-2009 at 03:17:53 AM

Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility
Advanced BIOS Features

> Hard Disk Boot Priority [Press Enter]
> CD-ROM Boot Priority [Press Enter]
First Boot Device [Removable]
Second Boot Device [CDROM]
Third Boot Device [Hard Disk]
Boot Other Device [Enabled]
Boot Up NumLock Status [On]
Security Option [Setup]
Full Screen LOGO Show [Disabled]

=======================================

Hard Disk Boot Priority
Use this option to select the priority for HDD startup. Press Enter to see the
list of bootable devices in your system. Use the up and down arrow keys to go to the
various devices. Then use the + or - (PageUp or PageDown) keys to move the device priority up or
down in the list. To go back to the previous menu, press Esc.

=======================================

First/Second/Third Boot Device
Use this option to set the priority sequence of the devices booted at power on.
Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to scroll through the options or press
Enter to display the sub-menu. Use the up or down arrow keys to position the selector
in the option you choose.
1. Ch0 M. : BENQ DVD DC DW1810
1. Ch0. : ST3802110A
2. Bootable Add-in Cards
Use the + or - (PageUp or PageDown) keys to move
the priority of the device within
the list

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schnoggo   08-14-2009 at 04:16:50 PM

Ah...
I didn't see the "Bootable Add-in Cards." Will check that tonight. Hopefully that option is in my BIOS version, since this machine doesn't have a floppy for flashing.

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