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   TOM WALKER to STEPHEN WALSH   
   XP Backup   
   27 Jul 14 07:24:00   
   
   SW>Hello TOM.   
      
   SW>26 Jul 14 08:05, you wrote to ED VANCE:   
      
   SW> EV>> try to find out. Someone else here may have comments to set things   
   SW> EV>> straight. What I have works for me. My computer says something   
   SW> EV>> about SATA on the motherboard IIRC, but on Boot Up I see something   
   SW> EV>> about IDE on the screen.   
      
   SW> TW> That sounds like you are running the Hard Drives in IDE emulation   
   SW> TW> mode. That slows down the speed of the newer SATA drives. You should   
   SW> TW> go into the BIOS and set the Hard drives to AHCI instead of IDE   
      
   SW>* Warning * NEVER change a installed system from IDE to AHCI or AHCI to IDE.   
      
   SW>They are NOT compatable. Either one has to be chosen when the operating syst   
   SW>is installed, and then left with   
   SW>that setting.   
      
      
   Looks like it is time for my to Retire.   
   This can be done by editing the registey before chengign the BIOS   
   though.   
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