Here's a method I've tried that worked. Go into Device Manager. Remove HDD Controller that the drive is attached to. Most of the time you'll lock up and bomb. Fine. Boot to a DOS Ghost32 Disc or a CD of TrueImage or whatever, ghost drive. Windows will detect new hardware on next boot.
This -sometimes- works. CW -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Thane Sherrington Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2005 9:59 AM To: The Hardware List Subject: Re: [H] Switching SATA to PATA At 06:09 PM 29/04/2005, FORC5 wrote: >boot to the SATA controller and update the IDE controller drivers back to >standard, may re detect and boot. > >FWIW I have had good luck going PATA to SATA but not in the other >direction for some weird reason ( XP ? ) Doesn't appear to be possible. I tried setting the drivers on the new clone the same as a functioning PATA machine, I tried putting a PATA drive in a SATA machine and installing the driver then using that as a basis for the reclone. Nothing worked. Only a recovery install fixes it, but that means I end up reinstalling drivers and updates again, so it's hardly worth the effort. (Once again, recovery install proves itself to be a last resort option.) Finally I just reinstalled Windows on the PATA drive. Thanks MS. T --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Anti-Virus]
