Old HD + New computer.

Post by **Ganemi** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 2:48 am

I must've mentioned before that I got a new computer, and all that sweet shit. I've been playing new games for the past week, and I feel kinda burned out. I'd like to go back to making skins in Photoshop or modeling or something, but I just don't know how to plug that old SATA into this. Help?

And if this isn't enjough information, ask and I'll try to find out.

Post by **axbaby** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 7:52 pm

your motherboard manual would be the most help to you right now for SATA

Post by **YourGrandpa** » Wed Apr 26, 2006 2:37 am

Plug the drive in. If the drive is fromatted with the same type of FAT partition, Windows should recognize it.

Post by **Oeloe** » Wed Apr 26, 2006 1:52 pm

YourGrandpa wrote:Plug the drive in. If the drive is fromatted with the same type of FAT partition, Windows should recognize it.

The file system of the drives doesn't matter. NTFS and FAT(32) disks can work together without problems in XP.

Post by **zolborg** » Wed Apr 26, 2006 4:39 pm

Oeloe wrote:
YourGrandpa wrote:Plug the drive in. If the drive is fromatted with the same type of FAT partition, Windows should recognize it.
The file system of the drives doesn't matter. NTFS and FAT(32) disks can work together without problems in XP.

Exactly.

The motherboard type will determine if the Sata drive is recognized right away or not. Most Intel boards will pick it up and some winfast. I know of some Asus boards that need you to press F6 and use the floppy method to load the Sata files.