How to Alter the Sequence in Which the SATA Hard Drives Boot

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Tip 1 - Can't change boot order of internal hard drives on my computer?

Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago | Submitted by J de Barbanson | permalink

Hi guys/gals, I'm having a little problem with my Dell A03 (or AO3) BIOS configurations. I have a Dell Optiplex 220 with the above BIOS version. It's possible for me to select a boot order for the

For further reading: http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1781407/change-boot-order-internal-hard-drives-computer.html ^[1]

Tip 2 - Ide/sata issue in bios

Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago | Submitted by Deniz Kizilkaya | permalink

hello everyone, i just want to start by saying thank you to everyone who posts here, i've been muddling my way through building and setting up a pc for the first time and got a lot of help from these

For further reading: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/266283-32-sata-issue-bios ^[2]

Tip 3 - How to Boot From a Sata Hard Drive | eHow

Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago | Submitted by Don Hoogland | permalink

Since the beginning of the 21st century, SATA hard drives have experienced increased popularity. SATA hard drives connect differently to your motherboard than a standard PCI hard drive, so setting them as a primary boot device can be somewhat tricky. If you follow these instructions you will be able to boot from your SATA hard drive in a matter of...

For further reading: http://www.ehow.com/how_5743604_boot-sata-hard-drive.html ^[3]

Tip 4 - How to slave a SATA drive

Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago | Submitted by Matt Warder | permalink

Want to add storage to your PC using a second SATA hard drive, or install a new SSD and make your old SATA drive the 'slave'? We explain everything you need to know.
Tags: slave,sata,drive,ssd,install,pata,eide,motherboard,bios,upgrade,pc-upgrades

For further reading: http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/how-to/pc-upgrades/how-slave-sata-drive-3461780/ ^[4]