"attilathehun1" <attilathehun1@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Ok, I have everything installed and I'm about to fire up the system. I'm
> going to have to go into BIOS and choose SATA, right? The operating system is
> Windows XP Pro, bought from a PC vendor 2 years ago.
> Ok, I'm on a section from BIOS setup. It's talking about advanced features
> on BIOS. It says something about BIOS upgrade. To upgrade the BIOS, use
> either the GIGABYTE Q-Flash or @BIOS ultility.
> Is this necessary to do? Do I need to upgrade the BIOS?
> Can't I just go into BIOS during setup and choose SATA drive?
> Also, can't I upgrade the BIOS later?
> Any help will be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks,attilathehun1
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> attilathehun1

Check the document(s) for BIOS info and settings, if any were provided when
you purchased the PC and/or components. Without more information I can only
venture to say that the BIOS drive type setting may be like most others
now-a-days, it can be set to treat the SATA drive as if it were a PATA.

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