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   M.E. to All   
   Re: HDD SATA bootable - how?   
   08 Jul 11 21:49:19   
   
   From: komp@komp.pl   
      
   >> The task is to install Windows XP Home SP3 on SATA disk.   
   >>   
   >> There are 2 contollers: EIDE and SATA on the mainboard.   
   >>   
   >> The MAIN page in BIOS shows as follows:   
   >> Primary Master            Not Installed   
   >> Primary Slave              Not Installed   
   >> Secondary Master       DVD-ROM   
   >> Secondary Slave         DVD-RW   
   >> Third master                 HDD SATA   
   >>   
   >> After booting system using CD with the operating system   
   >> the disk SATA is visible and I can start to install system on it.   
   >>   
   >> Do I have to do anything special to make the disk bootable?   
      
   > No! just install, and the re-start the computer, to register all the   
   > components.   
      
   Thank you very much. I'll try to do it tomorrow.   
      
   Regards   
   M.E.   
      
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