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How can I use SATA 2 & 3 in an Optiplex 330 ?
Whatever I plug into one of these ports is recognized properly in BIOS (version A11 now, but was the same with version A03 or A09), but not in Windows XP.
Here, I can't find the CD-ROM plugged in SATA2 (disc tray opens when I press the button), just the two HDDs plugged in ports SATA 0 & 1:
Disk manager :
Are ports SATA2 & 3 really active on this computer ? BIOS does identify properly the CD-ROM. CD-ROM plugged in SATA1 will work under XP.
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rdunnill
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January 4th, 2014 11:00
Did you activate the ports in the BIOS setup?
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January 4th, 2014 12:00
It doesn't sound like they're active, then.
A third-party SATA card can get around this problem.
Beber
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January 4th, 2014 12:00
I'll probably keep on plugging the cd-rom in sata1 on the rare occasions I need it.
Dell seems quite pleased to mention these ports on the manual, what's the point if they can't be of any use ?
Thanks for your help, anyway.
Beber
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January 4th, 2014 12:00
Yes, and whatever is plugged in will appear correctly in BIOS when the port setting is "ON".
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January 5th, 2014 01:00
Actually, ports are active : I can boot from a CD (plugged in SATA2) and access the disks plugged in 0 & 1.
It seems then to be a windows XP problem ? What could be missing from my installation to let windows see those ports ?
In the Hardware Manager shown above, where should the CD-ROM appear ?