sata pci for ecs p4vmm2

[thundherheart]

hello out there

and wisemonkey..!!

just wanted to ask if i can use any brand sata pci card for my ecs p4vmm2

i really wanna use satas.. can i boot from the pci card?

i was planning on .
intalling the controller drivers to my existing ide drives then...
ghosting my ide drives to the sata drive...

should i have problems?

can my p4vmm2 boot from the pci?

tnx wise monkey!!

[The Wise Monkey]

If you are using Norton Ghost, then it will probably ask for the drivers anyway, so you shouldn't install them on your IDE drives. You may have issues with this - I would recommend installing a fresh copy of XP onto the SATA drives, then copying whatever you need from the IDE drives.

This Promise SATA card, while relatively expensive, does include a boot ROM, and has good reviews on newegg:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816102062

By the way, are you paquitamopwetmo on the techspot forums, by any chance? :)

[thundherheart]

yes wisemonkey

i am paquitamopwetmo ahihi


should i explain what that UN means in our language? haha


tnx again wise monkey


been running around the net for the answer...
i dont wanna waste time on tryin to boot sata the ghost way ahihi

i dont know if there are any other pci sata brand here in the philippines.
all i can see is the via card.. and they are out of stock waa...

looks like if ever i add sata drives its only gonna be a slave drive..
if i cant find the promise card...

i hate re installing .... maybe ill wait for my rig to kick the bucket then ill buy a new rig haha...


tnx again ...