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Changed, multi(2)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINNT="Microso ft Windows 2000 Professional" /fastdetect to, multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINNT="Microso ft Windows 2000 Professional" /fastdetect and dual boot now working. Thanks for your help.

With both hdds' in can boot to IDE drive but can't access SATA hdd. boot.ini for IDE drive: [boot loader] timeout=30 default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT [operating systems] multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional" /fastdetect...

Connected both hard drives physically. Booted from OS CD. Did not load driver for SATA hard drive so that I could only access the IDE drive. When I load SATA driver and make SATA hdd accessible it alone can be accessed for repair in Recovery Console. After accessed Recovery Console I entered...

Connected both hard drives physically. Booted to OS CD. Press F6, install driver for SATA hard drive. Get this screen: Windows 2000 Professional Setup Welcome to Setup This portion of the Setup program prepares Microsoft(R) Windows 2000 (TM) to run on your computer . To setup Windows 2000 now...

Restarted PC with 2 hdds' physically connected. Disabled Roxio GoBack Deluxe on IDE hdd. Booted to OS CD. Press F6 and install SATA hdd driver. Selected repair option from Windows 2000 Setup. Then chose option to repair win2k installation with Recovery Console. Then got this screen...

Connected both hard drives physically. Booted to OS CD. Press F6, install driver for SATA hard drive. Get this screen: Windows 2000 Professional Setup Welcome to Setup This portion of the Setup program prepares Microsoft(R) Windows 2000 (TM) to run on your computer . To setup Windows...

Have copy of MBR on floppy made 7/29/2006.

Set SATA drive as second boot device (CDROM is first). Boot and press F8 for Safe mode. Select Safe mode. Get choice to select a hard drive. Select IDE drive and get blue screen with Stop error. When select SATA hdd get configuration problem and can't boot to drive. Didn't try Emergency...

Correction; c:\>chkdsk command gave- 'The specified drive is not valid or there is no disk in the drive'.

I get the same result as above with both hard drives physically connected. If I use c:\>attrib -r-s-h c:\boot.ini (no space between -r-s-h, c:\> not retyped) message says 'the path or file is not valid' instead of 'the parameter is not valid' Enter dir, chkdsk, and cd winnt commands and get...

The SATA drive is disconnected because the multiboot info is on the IDE boot.ini file (understood). Quote: P5-133XL With the IDE drive connected, the SATA drive disconnected boot to the CD and start the recovery console. Insert the floppy into its drive once you get the "C:\>" prompt. Quote...

Can't do - C:\ attrib -r -s -h boot.ini +++++++++++++++++++++++++ Pressed enter at C:\> and got - C:\> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Tried Recovery Console of SATA hdd (with IDE hdd disconnected). Got: ...................Recovery...

Copied IDE boot.ini file to floppy. Disconnected SATA drive. Restart with IDE hdd only and boot to OS CD. Select recovery console and get message: ........................... Type EXIT to quit Recovery Console and restart computer The path or file specified is not valid. C:\> typed...

P5-133XL - After the boot.ini for SATA drive was cleaned of data: boot.ini SATA drive; (empty) and boot.ini for IDE drive was modified to include SATA OS: boot.ini IDE drive; [boot loader] timeout=30 default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT [operating systems]...

Disconnected SATA hard drive and only connect IDE drive. When boot get option to choose either OS. If choose IDE OS get blue screen. When select SATA OS get boot path error.