installing IDE in new tower.

Alsenor

Alsenor

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I thought I had started a "help!" thread on this subject earlier today, but can't find it. Must have had a "senior moment" and not licked the submit button!
Here is my problem:
I see a tutorial on the HP site that explains how to add a PATA to my new machine (Adding or Replacing a Hard Drive HP Pavilion p6347c Desktop PC - HP technical support (Ireland - English)), but it remains a mystery to me how to match any of my connectors to the old drive. I see no parallel cable anywhere! And if I need to go and buy one, where the hell is the connection on the motherboard? The tutorial assumes I know all this, but if I did, I wouldn't need the tutorial. :mad:
 

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Is that the right pic? Did you find it?
 

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I don't have a blue connector there! Your image seems to be of a different motherboard. Mine has 4 RAM slots there, and the blue connector would not have room.
 
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HP p6347c
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W7
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AMD Athlon(tm) II X4 630 Processor
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AMD RS780/RS880
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8 GB
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ATI Radeon HD 4200
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
HP w2338h (HP w2338h Wide LCD Monitor)
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WDC WD6400AAKS-65A7B SCSI Disk Device
If your optical drive is ide you will see a flat ribbon cable going to the board and simply find the middle connector in order to slave the drive. On some boards the single ide connector is located over near the PCI slots along the edge there. It will still be the same size and shape only diagonally across from the board.
 

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    Custom builds = 2
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    W7 Ultimate x64/W10 Pro x64/W11 Pro Triple Boot - Main PC W7 Remote PC Micro ATX W7 Pro x64/W11 Pro
    CPU
    AMD Phenom II X4 975 Deneb 3.6ghz - 965 2nd remote pc
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    Gigabyte GA-790XTA-UD4-Gigabyte GA-880GM-D2H remote pc
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    Gigabyte GA-880GM-D2H remote pc
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Night Hawk said:
If your optical drive is ide you will see a flat ribbon cable going to the board and simply find the middle connector in order to slave the drive. On some boards the single ide connector is located over near the PCI slots along the edge there. It will still be the same size and shape only diagonally across from the board.
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My DVD drive is this: hp DVD A DH16AAL SCSI CdRom Deviceand has no ribbon cable, only wires.
 

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HP p6347c
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W7
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AMD Athlon(tm) II X4 630 Processor
Motherboard
AMD RS780/RS880
Memory
8 GB
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon HD 4200
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
HP w2338h (HP w2338h Wide LCD Monitor)
Hard Drives
WDC WD6400AAKS-65A7B SCSI Disk Device
Some newer computers do not have PATA connections on their motherboards. This HP has a Foxconn mobo which does not.
Motherboard Specifications, H-RS880-uATX (Aloe) HP Pavilion p6347c Desktop PC - HP technical support (Ireland - English)

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf-JAVA/Doc/images/c02431965.jpg

What I think your options are: getting an ide drive enclosure or the drive or getting an IDE to SATA Adapter which should be no more than $20.
http://www.amazon.com/Vantec-CB-IS1...8?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1280988246&sr=8-8
 

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Intel DH67CL desktop ATX
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If you have an ide cable onhand simply follow the edge of the board around to see if one is present. The plug on the cable itself is keyed with a locking tab and can only go in one way when plugging it into the connector on the board.

Most boards still see one ide channel for use with optical drives. The photos in any guide from HP and other companies simply show how to connect drives and devices without showing any specific make or model board that comes with any particular model. Since the boards are usually a specialty item ordered by them and not sold separately HP only knows offhand the full details.
 

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    W7 Ultimate x64/W10 Pro x64/W11 Pro Triple Boot - Main PC W7 Remote PC Micro ATX W7 Pro x64/W11 Pro
    CPU
    AMD Phenom II X4 975 Deneb 3.6ghz - 965 2nd remote pc
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    Gigabyte GA-790XTA-UD4-Gigabyte GA-880GM-D2H remote pc
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    Kingston Hyper X DDR3 1600 1.5v 16gb - Hyper X Fury 8gb 2nd
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    Creative Labs X-Fi Xtreme Audio P - Realtek onooard 2nd case
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    Accomdata fan cooled usb 2.0 PIDE/Sata II, III external enclosure.
    Sambient usb/eSata PATA/Sata II, III external enclosure.
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    CUSTOM ASSEMBLY
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    W7 Pro x64/W11 Pro
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    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-880GM-D2H remote pc
    Memory
    Kingston Hyper X Fury 8gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    MSI HD Radeon 6450 DVI Output
    Sound Card
    Realtek onooard Creative or Other separate PENDING
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    VIZIO 32" LCD TV Separate LCD Pending
    Screen Resolution
    1600x1080
    Hard Drives
    WD 500GB OS Host/Boot WD Green 1TB Storage/Backup
    PSU
    Corsair 600W - THERMALTAKE 600W spare case
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    NZXT Vulcan mini tower
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    Twin 120mm Top Fans - 240mm Side Cover
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    ONN Cordless/USB Logitech Cordless
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    ONN USB/Cordless - Logitech Cordless
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    DSL 5G
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Night Hawk said:
If you have an ide cable onhand simply follow the edge of the board around to see if one is present. The plug on the cable itself is keyed with a locking tab and can only go in one way when plugging it into the connector on the board.

Most boards still see one ide channel for use with optical drives. The photos in any guide from HP and other companies simply show how to connect drives and devices without showing any specific make or model board that comes with any particular model. Since the boards are usually a specialty item ordered by them and not sold separately HP only knows offhand the full details.
Click to expand...

Hi,

There is no IDE ports on this board, only sata. My post contains pictures if you don't believe me...
 

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Intel DH67CL desktop ATX
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Graphics Card(s)
Asus EAH5450 series (Radeon)
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SyncMaster 226BW, Samsung Syncmaster P2450H
Screen Resolution
226BW: 1680 x 1050 & P2450H: 1920 x 1080
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Western Digital 320 GB sata (boot), Samsung 640 GB sata, Seagate 2 TB sata (data)
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Cooler Master Extreme Power Plus 500W
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HP Wireless Elite Keyboard Wireless Keyboard
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Optical drives: LG SuperMulti Blue, HP DVD 1260T
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AMD FX-8350, Corsair H100i
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ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z
Memory
16GB G.SKILL Ripjaws DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GTX 980, EVGA GTX 860
Sound Card
Denon x4200 Dolby AMOS!
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65" Samsung 4K, +3 27inch
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4K, 1080x3
Hard Drives
2TB Samsung hd204ui

1X Samsung 850 SSD
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Corsair H100i
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Logitech K800
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Logitech Couch Mouse
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Gigabit!
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Defender
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Slimjet Chrome
merkat106 said:
Some newer computers do not have PATA connections on their motherboards. This HP has a Foxconn mobo which does not.
Motherboard Specifications, H-RS880-uATX (Aloe) HP Pavilion p6347c Desktop PC - HP technical support (Ireland - English)
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Thanks, Merkat. This is what I suspected. What upsets me is that the HP instructions are specific to my model computer (Adding or Replacing a Hard Drive HP Pavilion p6347c Desktop PC - HP technical support (Ireland - English)), but are wrong.
What I think your options are: getting an ide drive enclosure or the drive or getting an IDE to SATA Adapter which should be no more than $20.
Amazon.com: Vantec CB-IS100 IDE to SATA Converter (Black): Electronics
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I actually have both of these items. I have an exterior enclosure that I was using for backups, and I recently bought a PATA to SATA adapter. But when I tried to connect with the adapter I wasn't sure what goes where, then I looked at the HP instructions and thought "oh, they say I can connect without adapter!" NOT! :mad:
OK, so we are back to finding where to plug in the adapter cables. Two came with it - a wide red one (seems to be the data?) and one with a thin red and a thin black wire (power?). I think I found a power connection, because a light came on in the connector card, but I don't know where to connect the wider red band.
 

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W7
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AMD Athlon(tm) II X4 630 Processor
Motherboard
AMD RS780/RS880
Memory
8 GB
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon HD 4200
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
HP w2338h (HP w2338h Wide LCD Monitor)
Hard Drives
WDC WD6400AAKS-65A7B SCSI Disk Device
With SATA, one cable goes into the mobo (smaller connector), the other connects to the psu (larger connector). I am not sure what connetors your hp psu has, so I don't know if you need ide/sata power connector adapter (not sure that what thats called).
idepower_to_satapower.jpg
 

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Intel DH67CL desktop ATX
Memory
10 GB DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
Asus EAH5450 series (Radeon)
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SyncMaster 226BW, Samsung Syncmaster P2450H
Screen Resolution
226BW: 1680 x 1050 & P2450H: 1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
Western Digital 320 GB sata (boot), Samsung 640 GB sata, Seagate 2 TB sata (data)
PSU
Cooler Master Extreme Power Plus 500W
Case
Thermaltake V3 Black Edition
Cooling
stock cooling with added intake fan
Keyboard
HP Wireless Elite Keyboard Wireless Keyboard
Mouse
Microsoft Touch
Internet Speed
Comcast Cable business class <=18Mb {averages 12Mb}
Other Info
Optical drives: LG SuperMulti Blue, HP DVD 1260T
Other: Kensington Bluetooth Receiver
Network: Buffalo Wireless N USB, DLink N router/DLink Ethernet Switch/DLink Xtreme N wireless bridge
Printer: HP Photosmart Plus, HP Officejet Pro 8600 Plus
PCs: HP dv6-3040us (7 x64 SP1), HP DM4-2165dx (7 x64 SP1), HP Pavilion zv6130us (7 x86), Apple Macbook Air (Lion)
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IDE to <> Dual Bidirectional SATA Converter Adapter HDD

Found this gadget on eBay ;)


IDE to <> Dual Bidirectional SATA Converter Adapter HDD

Sata_to_IDE.JPG

IDE to SATA or SATA to IDE Adapter2-In-1 Bidirectional Bilateral. SATA-to-Ultra ATA-133 converter boards provide converter solutions for Parallel Ultra ATA Devices. 40 pin ATA port that can interface to parallel Ultra ATA (IDE) devices.


Description:
  • Bi-Directional SATA to IDE Adapter for serial and parllel ATA. This adapter Does-it-All
  • IDE to SATA Adapter or SATA to IDE Converter.
  • This is a bi-directional converter for serial and parallel ATA translation.
  • It includes the serial ATA PHY, Link, Transport, and Parallel ATA(Application Layer) controller.
  • The serial ATA Physical, link and transport layers are complaint to Serial ATA 1.0.
  • This IDE to SATA Converter supports a 1.5Ghz data rate.
Features:
  • With LED indicated power
  • Easy to install and no driver is required
  • Serial ATA 1.0 Specification Compliant
  • Automatic Serial ATA 1.5 Gbps Speed Negotiation
  • ATA/ATAPI PIO mode 0 to 4
  • ATA/ATAPI PI Ultra DMA of transfer rate 16.7, 25, 33, 48, 66, 100, 133, and 150 Mbps
  • ATA/ATAPIPI LAB48 addressing mode associated with 2-byte sector count
  • Support Serial ATA hot-plug
  • Ultra Low power consumption
  • Work for both AC and DC couple between the transmitter and receiver
  • Provide specified OOB signal detection and transmission
  • Support spread spectrum clocking to reduce EMI
  • Support partial/slumber power management
  • Provide adjustable TX signal amplitude and pre-emphasis level
  • Slave support
  • Weight: 78.2g
Package contents:
  • 1 x IDE to SATA or SATA to IDE Bilateral Converter Adapter
  • 1 x 4 pin power cable
  • 1 x SATA cable
 

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DocBrown said:
Found this gadget on eBay ;)


IDE to <> Dual Bidirectional SATA Converter Adapter HDD

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IDE to SATA or SATA to IDE Adapter2-In-1 Bidirectional Bilateral. SATA-to-Ultra ATA-133 converter boards provide converter solutions for Parallel Ultra ATA Devices. 40 pin ATA port that can interface to parallel Ultra ATA (IDE) devices.


Description:
  • Bi-Directional SATA to IDE Adapter for serial and parllel ATA. This adapter Does-it-All
  • IDE to SATA Adapter or SATA to IDE Converter.
  • This is a bi-directional converter for serial and parallel ATA translation.
  • It includes the serial ATA PHY, Link, Transport, and Parallel ATA(Application Layer) controller.
  • The serial ATA Physical, link and transport layers are complaint to Serial ATA 1.0.
  • This IDE to SATA Converter supports a 1.5Ghz data rate.
Features:
  • With LED indicated power
  • Easy to install and no driver is required
  • Serial ATA 1.0 Specification Compliant
  • Automatic Serial ATA 1.5 Gbps Speed Negotiation
  • ATA/ATAPI PIO mode 0 to 4
  • ATA/ATAPI PI Ultra DMA of transfer rate 16.7, 25, 33, 48, 66, 100, 133, and 150 Mbps
  • ATA/ATAPIPI LAB48 addressing mode associated with 2-byte sector count
  • Support Serial ATA hot-plug
  • Ultra Low power consumption
  • Work for both AC and DC couple between the transmitter and receiver
  • Provide specified OOB signal detection and transmission
  • Support spread spectrum clocking to reduce EMI
  • Support partial/slumber power management
  • Provide adjustable TX signal amplitude and pre-emphasis level
  • Slave support
  • Weight: 78.2g
Package contents:
  • 1 x IDE to SATA or SATA to IDE Bilateral Converter Adapter
  • 1 x 4 pin power cable
  • 1 x SATA cable
Click to expand...
That is the gadget I just bought. But where does the red cable plug in on the mobo?
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP p6347c
OS
W7
CPU
AMD Athlon(tm) II X4 630 Processor
Motherboard
AMD RS780/RS880
Memory
8 GB
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon HD 4200
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
HP w2338h (HP w2338h Wide LCD Monitor)
Hard Drives
WDC WD6400AAKS-65A7B SCSI Disk Device
You plug the red SATA cable into one of the unused SATA ports (from that mobo picture; blue, light blue, white, red, orange, black).
 

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Me
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Win 7 Ultimate x64
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ADATA XPG V1 Series Black 8GB DDR3 1600
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Xonar DGX w/ Corsair Vengence 1300
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Antec Three Hundred
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Cooler Master 212 EVO
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Logitech G510
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Logitech G500s
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35000/3000
One end of the red cable (Sata Data Cable) plugs into adapter & the other end into one of the empty sata ports on the motherboard.
 

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Built them myself, Science Experiments !
OS
Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz)
CPU
AMD fx8350 4ghz, AMD-32 2400mhz, AMD-64 3200mhz, AMDx64 2.8G
Motherboard
SIS 755, ECS-K8M890M-M (Ult 7600), GigaByte & others
Memory
2gb, 4gb on the Ult 7600, 4gb on Technet RTM, 32gb on FX8350
Graphics Card(s)
Draw my own Graphics, several nVidia cards
Sound Card
on motherboard
Monitor(s) Displays
19" flat scr, 28" I-Inc widescr,22" Emprex Widescr, 23" Acer
Screen Resolution
1280 x 1024, 1440 x 900, 1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
6 pata Ide HD's & 2 Sata HD's
added 80gb external on Ult 7600 computer,
numerous extra 1tb, 2TB, 3Tb SATA HD's
A collection of ext HD Docks w/ HDs
PSU
430w, 550w, 600w, 700, 800, etc
Case
All Generic Full Towers
Cooling
Open Air & a few fans, some w/ colored LEDs
Keyboard
Compaq & Dell recycled from GoodWill
Mouse
Made in China Optical Wired Mouse
Internet Speed
Fast Cable InterNet
Antivirus
AVG Free on 24 different Desktops, NO Problems!
Browser
IE 8 is preferred, but use FireFox sometimes
Other Info
Linksys Routers, switches, & Hubs
Too Many USB Flash Drives to count, Biggest is 64GB !
Eight computers in my home network.
Sixteen computers at my business network.
Linked via TeamViewer !
Lots of old used spare computer parts everywhere!
OMG, that is where I put it (I picked the red one). Stroke of luck, and the only place it would fit.
When I tried to reboot and check whether the old IDE drive shows up in Windows Explorer, it wouldn't boot into my W7 drive, but was scanning drives....., then demanded that I load proper boot media and reboot!
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP p6347c
OS
W7
CPU
AMD Athlon(tm) II X4 630 Processor
Motherboard
AMD RS780/RS880
Memory
8 GB
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon HD 4200
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
HP w2338h (HP w2338h Wide LCD Monitor)
Hard Drives
WDC WD6400AAKS-65A7B SCSI Disk Device
Are the Sata ports on the MB marked as to SATA0, SATA1, SATA2, SATA3, etc ?

Your main sata HD should be in SATA port 0 (zero) to boot first !
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Built them myself, Science Experiments !
OS
Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz)
CPU
AMD fx8350 4ghz, AMD-32 2400mhz, AMD-64 3200mhz, AMDx64 2.8G
Motherboard
SIS 755, ECS-K8M890M-M (Ult 7600), GigaByte & others
Memory
2gb, 4gb on the Ult 7600, 4gb on Technet RTM, 32gb on FX8350
Graphics Card(s)
Draw my own Graphics, several nVidia cards
Sound Card
on motherboard
Monitor(s) Displays
19" flat scr, 28" I-Inc widescr,22" Emprex Widescr, 23" Acer
Screen Resolution
1280 x 1024, 1440 x 900, 1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
6 pata Ide HD's & 2 Sata HD's
added 80gb external on Ult 7600 computer,
numerous extra 1tb, 2TB, 3Tb SATA HD's
A collection of ext HD Docks w/ HDs
PSU
430w, 550w, 600w, 700, 800, etc
Case
All Generic Full Towers
Cooling
Open Air & a few fans, some w/ colored LEDs
Keyboard
Compaq & Dell recycled from GoodWill
Mouse
Made in China Optical Wired Mouse
Internet Speed
Fast Cable InterNet
Antivirus
AVG Free on 24 different Desktops, NO Problems!
Browser
IE 8 is preferred, but use FireFox sometimes
Other Info
Linksys Routers, switches, & Hubs
Too Many USB Flash Drives to count, Biggest is 64GB !
Eight computers in my home network.
Sixteen computers at my business network.
Linked via TeamViewer !
Lots of old used spare computer parts everywhere!
DocBrown said:
Are the Sata ports on the MB marked as to SATA0, SATA1, SATA2, SATA3, etc ?

Your main sata HD should be in SATA port 0 (zero) to boot first !
Click to expand...
It is hard to see in there, but I have not changed the factory connections. It looks like the dark blue is marked SATA 1 and goes to the main drive, the white one is marked SATA 2 and goes to the DVD, and light blue is marked SATA 3, which may be where I need to go with my line?
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP p6347c
OS
W7
CPU
AMD Athlon(tm) II X4 630 Processor
Motherboard
AMD RS780/RS880
Memory
8 GB
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon HD 4200
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
HP w2338h (HP w2338h Wide LCD Monitor)
Hard Drives
WDC WD6400AAKS-65A7B SCSI Disk Device
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