ADVICE

What is the proper (best) (perfered) drive order for multi drives when configuring BIOS. and How do you "insure" your bios is configured properly for "all of your system".
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windows xp home
motherboard-gigabyte ga-81pe1000-g
chipset- intel springdale i865pe
cpu- intel pentium 4e, 2.8 ghz
memory 512 mb pc 3200 ddr sdram
BIOS type- award modular
IDE controller- intel 8280 1eb ultra ata
a: floppy
d: disk drive- samsung 20 gb 5400rpm ultra ata/66
c: disk drive- wdc wd800bb-00f ja0 80 gb
e: cd-rom
f: dvd rw -sony dvd rw dru-530A (multi format) with cd-r/cd-rw
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My OS is currently on the D: drive
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Thanks
Bill

 

Hello IAMME,

In your case the only way to set up BIOS settings is to set your Samsung drive as boot device. However you may set you CD-ROM or floppy as the first boot device if you wish. It will allow you to boot from bootable CD or floppy.

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Ilya Toytman

 

Thanks very much for the information.
I have "never" went into "bios", I had my system built by a company here and now wished that I had not done so. The tech there should have put the "os" on the 80 gig drive as I asked with (2) partitions.
I am trying to read and study enough to change this "even though it works good as is".
That is why I purchased TI8 after reading this forum.
** I sent an e-mail to support center stating that I could not "create" a bootable rescue disc. I have seen where (I guess) you have to use a cd-R or cd-RW media.
I, not knowing went out and bought +R and +RW disc. So I will go and get the minus types and try again.
Is there anything "else" I need to know/do to configure BIOS to boot from a rescue disc.

Bill

 

Hello IAMME,

Could you please confirm that you have purchased CD+R and CD+RW, not DVD+R and DVD+RW?

As for the BIOS settings please read the manual for your motherboard carefully. If you haven't any you may download the manual from the site of your motherboard manufacturer.

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Ilya Toytman

 

Hi ilya
I, after reading ATI thought that you could make a bootable rescue disc "using dvd media". So I purchased dvd+r and dvd+RW.
So I will go purchase some "cd-R and cd-RW disc and then try again to create the rescue disc.
Thanks for you prompt response
Bill

 

Hi Acronis and forum
Purchased the cd's, went into BIOS and made boot order of:
1st--sony dvd/cd-rom (drive X
2nd--Samsung 20 gb (with OS) (drive D
3rd-- Floppy drive (A

Restarted system, selected TI, selected bootable rescue media builder, ran wizard, inserted cd-RW. Clicked proceed and in a few minutes it completed it thing.
Shut down system, inserted the rescue disc, started system and it booted direct to Acronis TI8.
Worked like a charm
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Now what

I would guess try making a "full backup" of my D: drive

Thanks everyone "Acronis"