[ubuntu-uk] IDE -> SATA

[Rob Beard]

Mac wrote:
> Pete Stean wrote:
>> You're right about the connecting sequence - all things being equal
>> "SATA1" (very probably printed next to the connector on the
>> motherboard, but you might need a magnifying glass and a torch) will
>> be master, however in the BIOS of my motherboard in addition to being
>> able to change the sequence of devices to select for boot, once you
>> have selected 'HDD' you can *also* change the sequence of the
>> connected HDD drives, so on my machine the master could be anything
>> from SATA1 to SATA6...
> 
> 
> Ah, right.  Like Norman, I'm a bit of an old-timer (/pace/, Norman!), 
> and was used to setting jumpers on IDE drives for masters and slaves; 
> so I guess I just transferred this habit to SATA, and assumed it was a 
> hardware thing there, too.  Never thought of checking for BIOS settings 
> when the drives were installed!  Doh!
> 
> Mac
> 

Nope, SATA drives only have one drive per connection unlike IDE.

Rob