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  1. legionxiiii

    Trying to install SATA and IDE drives on same pc

    OK, I tried some sutff like partitioning into 2x 100gig, did that, had to reboot for the windows install (you know the drill) and when rebooted, didnt go into the next stage, was back at square one, now when i try and install windows on the sata, it freezes on the checking disk stage right after...
  2. legionxiiii

    Trying to install SATA and IDE drives on same pc

    btw, the OS is XP pro sp2 edition, just thought you may need to know! :D
  3. legionxiiii

    Trying to install SATA and IDE drives on same pc

    Ok, answers to your questions.... OS is windows XP pro Both are present in the BIOS as 1st master and 4th master Status of drives is that both are formatted, the 40gb IDE hdd has the XP installed on it, the 200GB sata is empty. The SATA was going to be the OS HDD but windows installer crashes...
  4. legionxiiii

    Trying to install SATA and IDE drives on same pc

    Setup is.... Asus K8N Mobo 40GB IDE HDD 200GB SATA HDD (both maxtor) Tried installing these like I would with two IDE drives, hasnt worked at all (either installs ok and then crashes on windows boot screen, the one with the windows logo and the loading bar, or crashes in windows setup menu on...

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