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XP x64 SATA HDD does not accept old ATA HDD


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I have a new PC as below and XP Pro x64 works on the SATA HDD. I also would like to put in an IDE HDD from my old PC.

Everything correctly connected, and relevant BIOS setting as below, only the SATA devices appear in MyComputer. The ATA HDD does boot in the new PC (not correctly but it does: Win XP installed in the old PC) when I unplug the signal cable from the SATA HDD.

What is wrong and what to do? I would like to boot the PC either from the SATA or the IDE drive by changing the BIOS boot sequence and, in both cases, I would like to see and access both drives in MyComputer. The idea is to boot a new XP-installation (not x64) on the old ATA HDD sometimes, because I have some important but rarely used 16-bit programs, not working in the SATA XP x64 environment.

Thanks in advance.

Antec Sonata III, 500W, with Xtra fans,

ASUS MoBo P5Q Pro: 6 SATA connectors & IDE connector 40-1 pin,

Intel E8400 Core 2 Duo, Corsair DDR2 Twin 4MB PC-6400C5,

ASUS EN9600GT Silent, Samsung SATA DVD Writer SH-S223Q/BEBN,

Seagate Barracuda SATA-300 HD500GB ST3500320AS (new)

Seagate Barracuda ATA 120GB ST31226A (old)

Win XP Pro x64 Business Ver.2003 SP2 installed on new SATA drive (working)

Win XP Pro SP2 installed on old IDE drive

BIOS Setup Main:

SATA 1 [sT3500320AS] (everything AUTO, 32Bit Data Transf Enabled)

SATA 2 [TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH] (everything AUTO)

SATA 3, 4, 5, 6 [Not Detected]

BIOS Setup Main, Storage Configuration:

SATA Configuration [Enhanced]

Configure SATA as [iDE]

IDE Detect Time Out (Sec) [35]

BIOS Setup Advanced, Onboard Devices Configuration:

Marvell IDE [Enabled]

Marvell IDE Boot ROM [Enabled]

BIOS Setup Boot, Hard Disk Drives:

1st Drive [SATA:PM-ST350032A]

2nd Drive [IDE:ST3120026A]

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