boot from scsi is probably a good guess but I would boot to the original drive first ( even in pio mode ) and install the drivers for the plug in controller, then it should boot there without a repair needed once set to boot to scsi
YMMV fp At 09:37 PM 9/1/2008, Rick Glazier Poked the stick with: >Didn't they use to call that forcing a drive into >"dos-compatibility mode" or something? >I think there was a reg hack you had to do to reset >things back to normal. > >About the paddle card... >Does the BIOS have a setting for "Boot from SCSI"? >(It would be an emulation, and actually use the card and IDE drive.) >I never bothered to boot from one and don't know >if the drivers would then be re-detected in Windows or >if the OS would need repairs/re-install. > >Promise had all that info on their WEB site "back then". >I wonder how far back they keep stuff on-line... > > Rick Glazier > >From: "Bobby Heid" >>I have an older p-III system running XP pro where the HDs will not come out >>of PIO mode. I have tried all of the various BIOS tweaks, removing the >>controller from device manager, etc. This is killing the performance. My >>daughter uses this for surfing, email, etc. Nothing major. >> >>Anyway, I think the onboard IDE controller is dying. I have a Promise Ultra >>100 TX-2 IDE controller card that I can put into the machine, but I cannot >>figure out how to make the PC boot from the new controller. I removed the >>HDs from the existing controller and can see the drive in the Promise BIOS >>screen at boot-up, but cannot get it to boot. I tried disabling the onboard >>controller, but still nothing. >> >>Anyone have any ideas? >> >>Thanks, >>Bobby > >-- >Tallyho ! ]:8) >Taglines below ! >-- >Shhhhhh.....the topic cops are coming.
