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 Posted: Fri, 25th Nov 2005 18:52 Post subject: starforce & sata |
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one quick question... if you only have one HD with sata controller, do you still have to physically unplug your ide cdrom/dvdrom to run SF protected games?
thanks in advance.
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| Posted: Fri, 25th Nov 2005 19:18 Post subject: |
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Yup, unless your ide dvdrom/rw are connected to sata controller.
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| Posted: Fri, 25th Nov 2005 20:22 Post subject: |
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Maybe everest can tell you?
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| Posted: Sat, 26th Nov 2005 04:00 Post subject: |
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is there a way to make my ide cd and dvd burner run on the sata controller on my mobo.. like is there a connection that i could buy that would allow me to run my ide drives on the sata controller?
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| Posted: Sat, 26th Nov 2005 04:03 Post subject: |
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a silly question but i asked myself when i read that is that when the ide drives no longer exists (1-2 years this must happen) then how the sf games will work?
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kosmiq
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| Posted: Sat, 26th Nov 2005 04:42 Post subject: |
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It all comes down to the SATA itself.
Most chipset-integrated SATA devices is IDE compatible, meaning they will work as any IDE device when it comes to drivers/detection/installing windows.
Extra SATA controllers on the other hand (like Sil3114 on most nForce 4 boards with 4+4 SATA) is detected as SCSI and requires a driver upon install of windows. Those could probably bypass Starforce...
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| Posted: Sat, 26th Nov 2005 08:31 Post subject: |
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| kosmiq wrote: | It all comes down to the SATA itself.
Most chipset-integrated SATA devices is IDE compatible, meaning they will work as any IDE device when it comes to drivers/detection/installing windows.
Extra SATA controllers on the other hand (like Sil3114 on most nForce 4 boards with 4+4 SATA) is detected as SCSI and requires a driver upon install of windows. Those could probably bypass Starforce... |
well i have a nforce4-ultra motherboard and i do have 4+4 sata channels (2x primary master, 2x primary slave, 2x secondary master, 2x secondary slave).
it didnt ask me for a driver when installing windows tho... but i used XP/SP2 CD, i think its needed only if you install normal XP.
i also have a dvd burner but honestly i dont know if its connected to sata or ide... and everest doesnt tell, it just says "atapi interface".
i keep reading on another site tho that if your only hd is SATA, to run SF games you can either:
- disable all ide channels.
- if system 1 doesnt work, go to bios, and set "on chip serial ata" to "serial ata only", this forces all devices to run on sata controller and not ide compatible.
thing is i dont have any sf3 games to test it on... anyone tried? thanks.
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is there a way to find out if my dvd master is connected to sata or ide controller without opening the case? thanks. 
