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11-30-2009, 07:49 AM
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Is IDE required?
I have Asus P5W DH Deluxe motherboard
I have 3 sata drives Every time i start my pc, i got the message IDE not found then it continue booting My question is, Is IDE requried? can i use only SATA? if yes, how can i remove this warning thank you. |
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11-30-2009, 08:00 AM
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Ride 'em Cowboy
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No...IDE isn't required...
What OS are you using? Are you gettting the error Before or After the OS loads? |
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11-30-2009, 03:16 PM
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Go into the bios and disable the IDE controllers.
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11-30-2009, 04:32 PM
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I run windows 7 and before that i had windows XP and had the same problem
the error is before OS loads. |
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11-30-2009, 05:06 PM
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11-30-2009, 09:22 PM
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By not doing what glc suggests, you might as well use your computer as a boat anchor.
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12-01-2009, 06:35 AM
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No, not at all - you will just have to deal with the bootup delay and warning like you have been.
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