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DOS and SATA drives (intel ICH7R) (Announce)

posted by Japheth , Germany (South), 08.11.2007, 08:54

> > I still use PATA drives (hadn't reason for upgrade). If I switch to SATA
> > and enable compatability mode in SETUP, will run all my OSes, DOS, and
> > system apps like before? I mean e.g. apps dealing with HDD like Norton
>
> You shouldn't have any trouble even without "compatibility mode"; SATA was
> designed to be backwards compatible with regards to the OS, as far as I can
> tell.

This is not necessarily true for old low-level tools, since the SATA device won't be found at port 1F0h/170h in "enhanced" or "native" mode.

A good example for troubles is Windows 95/98, which most likely won't run if "enhanced" is on and the SATA HD is the "first" HD.

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MS-DOS forever!

Complete thread:

• DOS and SATA drives (intel ICH7R) - RayeR, 07.11.2007, 23:38 (Announce)
  • DOS and SATA drives (intel ICH7R) - sol, 07.11.2007, 23:48
    • DOS and SATA drives (intel ICH7R) - Japheth, 08.11.2007, 08:54
      • DOS and SATA drives (intel ICH7R) - RayeR, 08.11.2007, 10:03
  • DOS and SATA drives (intel ICH7R). - Jack R. Ellis, 08.11.2007, 00:26
    • DOS and SATA drives (intel ICH7R). - sol, 08.11.2007, 00:40
  • Apologies to Martin. - Jack R. Ellis, 08.11.2007, 04:32
    • Apologies to Martin. - RayeR, 08.11.2007, 10:15