SATA to IDE converter problem

[lunarstablos]

My new 'board only has 1 IDE cable but I have 2 IDE hard drives and a DVD-RW.

I purchased a SATA to IDE converter from Maplin and connected the second hard drive as it is primarily used for storage.

When I connect this drive to the SATA port on the 'board however, XP doesn't boot properly and hangs half way through. I cannot get the new system to work with the second hard drive.

Do I have to set anything up in the BIOS for this converter (or the SATA ports) or should it be working straight away?

Cheers

[0iD]

You shouldn't have to do anything, the drives should just show up in the BOIS on whatever channel you've installed them.

[charleski]

XP doesn't boot properly and hangs half way through

Need FAR more detail than that.



Can you boot in safe mode?

[arthurleung]

Have you changed the jumper on the IDE hdd to master when you use the SATA adapter on it?

[lunarstablos]

Thanks for the replies, problem solved!

Seems the jumper has to be on Master rather than Cable Select like it says on Maplin's site.

Cheers

[Funkstar]

Always set the jumper to Master when using drives with converter cards or external enclosures.

I guess some may work with other configurations, but if in doubt, master it is