How To Make Computer Boot From CD And A Drive?
Sep 26, 2006I just want to know how do I make my computer boot from my CD and A drive? Right now it will not boot from them so I cannot load in my new OS.
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How To Make Drive - Primary Master
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I cannot seem to get the mobo to recognize the SATA which is plugged into the primary IDE slot via a Silicon Graphics 680 adapter board. This of course fouls up my ability to boot from a CDROM drive as my secondary IDE port is supporting the original WD IDE drive and a Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 SATA drive. At one point I was able to boot from either the primary master or the 2nd master. I have fiddled with XXclone and cannot seem to get the machine to recognize the Sata drive any more.
How To Make Backup Of Hard Drive
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