From Leo's mailbag:
> From: A Computer User
> Sent: June 23, 2008
> To: Ask Leo!
> Subject: SATA drive not visible at boot
>
> Leo,
> I use acronis true image and restored a disk image to a sata 1.5 drive.
> This is all attached to a dell 3000 machine with no sata native
> hardware. The sata is thru a pci card. How can I boot from the sata.
> It does not show up in boot sequence (bios). It is active and shows up
> as a normal drive o:. Healthy
You'll need to check with that PCI card's documentation or
check with the manufacturer. The drive needs to be visible
to the BIOS at boot time.
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Thanks for asking,
Leo Notenboom
Article 1755
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