lexcruiser
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Currently running two IDE drives in my machine right now and want to switch both out for a single SATA drive. I have an ASUS P5AD2-E mobo w/ the integrated Sata interface.
What would be the easiest way to go about this?
My current plan:
Connect the new SATA drive to my machine (with the two IDE drives still connected), boot into Windows and 'Ghost' all partitions from the two IDE drives over to the SATA drive. If I do this, will the machine recognize the new SATA drive as the 'primary' after I disconnect the IDE's and boot up? I don't think I installed the SATA drivers yet on the mobo, but would it basically auto-detect the SATA drive once I have it connected? Anything I have to change in BIOS?
Also, the plan is to get the Maxtor Ultra16 250GB, 7200RPM (16MB cache) SATA for %$180. Good deal?
Any and all advise/suggestions would be great.
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What would be the easiest way to go about this?
My current plan:
Connect the new SATA drive to my machine (with the two IDE drives still connected), boot into Windows and 'Ghost' all partitions from the two IDE drives over to the SATA drive. If I do this, will the machine recognize the new SATA drive as the 'primary' after I disconnect the IDE's and boot up? I don't think I installed the SATA drivers yet on the mobo, but would it basically auto-detect the SATA drive once I have it connected? Anything I have to change in BIOS?
Also, the plan is to get the Maxtor Ultra16 250GB, 7200RPM (16MB cache) SATA for %$180. Good deal?
Any and all advise/suggestions would be great.