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Most of my software programs are installed on a different partition (not C:). If I format and re-install XP (sp-2) on my C drive; will my programs be recognized by the OS?. Thanks in advance Richard

Hello again; fix mbr, fixboot didn't solve the problem. I fixed the problem by making a current image of the Windows partition on the SATA drive and copied that to a USB drive; I then installed a new copy of Win XP (to be sure that the SATA drive was working properly)and then restored the...

Yes, SATA drive is first boot device I was wondering if the MBR was involved in this problem. Thanks for the reply Richard

I recently build a computer with the following components. Gigabyte GA-MA-8GM-S2H AMD Dual Core Processor 2G Corsair Memory Seagate SATA Drive I installed the SATA drive in my old computer and mirrored the old drive to the new. I then built the new computer installing the old IDE hard drive on...

Sorry if I was confusing. No, I do not want to raid. All I want is for the MB to recognize the SATA drive so I can eliminate the IDE drive.

I recently re-built a computer with the following components MB: Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H CPU: AMD Athlon X2 (2.2GHZ) 2 GB Corsair DDR memory SATA HDD This project was a upgrade, I used the previous PSU and case. While the old system (XP-2) was still functional I bought a SATA add-in card and...

Zalman ZM400B-APS; I just figured out that the new board uses a 24 pin power connector and my current PSU is a 20 pin

Thanks for the reminder, I hadn't thought to check. The PSU output is 380 watts. Various components of the old system have been ungraded over the years, including the PSU.

Please review this parts list for a inexpensive computer. I'll be using the PSU, case and DVD burner from my old system. CPU: Athlon 64 X2 4000+ Brisbane 2.1GHz Newegg.com - AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ Brisbane 2.1GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM2 65W Dual-Core Processor - CPUs / Processors $57...