Mixed Devices Boot And Drive Letter Ordering - HP Business Desktop d500 Series Service & Reference Manual

4.7 Mixed Devices Boot and Drive Letter Ordering

SATA Configuration*
Add as a separate channel
(default). Used with Windows
2000 and XP.
Add as a separate channel.
Used with Windows 2000
and XP.
Replace primary IDE channel.
Used with Windows 9x, NT,
and Linux.
Replace primary IDE channel.
Used with Windows 9x, NT,
and Linux.
*Refer to section
Service Reference Guide, d500
Controller Order
A. Integrated IDE
B. Integrated SATA
A. Integrated SATA
B. Integrated IDE
A. Integrated IDE
B. Integrated SATA
A. Integrated SATA
B. Integrated IDE
4.3.2 for PATA attach sequence rules.
336492-003
Serial and Parallel ATA Drive Guidelines and Features
HDD Boot and Drive
Letter Ordering
A1. IDE Primary Device 0
A2. IDE Primary Device 1
A3. IDE Secondary Device 0
A4. IDE Secondary Device 1
B1. SATA 0
B2. SATA 1
A1. SATA 0
A2. SATA 1
B1. IDE Primary Device 0
B2. IDE Primary Device 1
B3. IDE Secondary Device 0
B4. IDE Secondary Device 1
A1. IDE Secondary Device 0
A2. IDE Secondary Device 1
B1. SATA 0
B2. SATA 1
A1. SATA 0
A2. SATA 1
B1. IDE Secondary Device 0
B2. IDE Secondary Device 1
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