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HDD priority auto changing

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by mne

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Heres the situation, client has new PC with windows installed on 160GB SATA drive, they use a LASER removable caddy for backup purposes which is connected to the motherboard via IDE cable. When there is no drive in the caddy the PC boots normally and everything works fine, however once the client slides the caddy in and tries to boot, the BIOS defaults the HDD priority to the IDE (primary) channel, as this is just a back up drive the PC does not boot. I can change the disk priority to boot from SATA, PC boots fine, once the backup drive is removed for safe keeping BIOS defaults back to SATA drive, once the backup drive is plugged back in for the next backup, BIOS has once again defaulted to IDE channel. Is there any way to permanently set it to SATA regardless of what other drives are being plugged in. ASUS P5KPL/1600 motherboard, AMI BIOS Rev 0507.

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by oh smeg

With BIOS any IDE Drive is always placed higher in the Boot Order than a SATA Drive as the Primary HDD is always a IDE Drive as far as the Hardware is concerned.

The only easy solution is to fit a SATA Caddy if these are available now or use a E-SATA Enclosure and Backup to that.

I don't think that there is any other solution possible unless they turn off, remove the IDE Drive and fit a Formatted IDE Drive into the Rack and leave a IDE in the Case all of the time though not their Main Backup Drive.

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by mne

I thought that might be the case, was just hoping there was some magic fix for it. Oh well, new backup device it is. Thanks for the quick reply

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