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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.       ---        þ SLMR 2.1a þ 0         * Origin: Fidonet Since 1991 bbs.docsnetservices.com (1:123/140)    |
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