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    Jul 13, 2007, 06:44 AM
    Convert to SATA cable from old
    I have a HP Presario and it crashed. I bought a new hard drive for it but it is a SATA cable. My computer has the SATA 1 and SATA 2 slots so I plugged it in SATA 1 but the computer can not read the hard drive. Is there a way to tell the computer that it shouldn't look on the main anymore but at SATA 1 instead? Thanks in advance for anyone's help or advice.
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    Jul 17, 2007, 09:16 AM
    You may have to enable the SATA ports within the BIOS.
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    Aug 11, 2007, 11:14 PM
    Hi;
    You can look up your bios, usually you might find a point that allows you to select your boot-drive!
    Regs Q
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