On Sat, 17 May 2008 13:17:53 -0500
"Dr. Deb" <dgfreeman@mon-cre.net> wrote:

[...]
> When I installed XP, I did not know it would not read SATA, after all
> Windows is the latest and greatest OS ever written. Right? Yeah, right.
> Anyhow I did the install on the new box and all went well. Got Linux up
> and running afterward (which was easier than the XP install). Then noticed
> that I was running my drives under IDE. Changed to SATA and, you know what
> happened. Linux ran like a top and XP refused to load.
[...]

Before you go wipe it all and reinstall why not switch your BIOS back to use
IDE emulation for the SATA. Boot to XP, install the XP driver needed for your
SATA chipset, reboot, switch the BIOS back to SATA and see what happens? If it
does not work you are no worse off than you are now. :)

Gene (e-mail: usenet0 \a\t eracc \d\o\t com)
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