Dual Boot In XP Pro x64

And if you did a clean install without the IDE Drive fitted and then replace it the system will stop working again because the IDE Drive is by Default the Master Drive in any system.

Sure you can call it differently when the system is running but actually the problem arises because you need the IDE Drive in place for the Start Up Files or the system will fail to boot if you refit the IDE Drive after wiping it to get rid of the XP Install before formatting it you'll get the same result.

OK what you have left here is your only option now if you intend to replace the IDE Drive wipe it after saving whatever data it had on it then format it up and reinstall into the original Computer.

Then perform a new install to the SATA Drive [i]You'll most likely need the SATA Drivers here on a Floppy copied to the root[/i] and then when the first XP setup screen comes up press the [b]F6[/b] key and add the SATA Drivers on the floppy when asked. Then just chose to remove the existing Windows Installation and load a clean install of Windows. That should get you back to the Single Boot Option and give you a working system though you'll undoubtedly need to install the 64 Bit Drivers for your hardware. When you look at the HDD's instead of looking at C & D look at their actual size and that will tell you which is which unless of course they are both the same size then you do have a problem.

If you have no intention of refitting the IE Drive just do a install of Windows and do exactly the same as described above but without the IDE Drive fitted. However if you wish to use this as a slave drive latter you'll need to reinstall Windows or do an In-place Install as the system will not boot because the IDE Drive will be the Default drive to the system. It's actually easier to fit IDE Drives to USB or Firewire Caddies and use them as external drives rather than attempt to add them after you get a working system.

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