Serial and Parallel ATA Drive Guidelines and Features
4.7 Mixed Devices Boot and Drive Letter Ordering
SATA Emulation*
Separate IDE Controller
(default). Used with Windows
2000 and XP.
Separate IDE Controller. Used
with Windows 2000 and XP.
Combined with IDE
Controller. Used with
Windows 9x, NT, and Linux.
Combined with IDE
Controller. Used with
Windows 9x, NT, and Linux.
*Refer to section
4–12
Hard Drive Order
A. Integrated SATA
B. Integrated IDE
A. Integrated IDE
B. Integrated SATA
A. Integrated SATA
B. Integrated IDE
A. Integrated IDE
B. Integrated SATA
4.3.2
for PATA attach sequence rules.
376220-001
HDD Boot and Drive
Letter Ordering
A1. SATA 0
A2. SATA 2
A3. SATA 1
A4. SATA 3
B1. IDE Device 0
B2. IDE Device 1
A1. IDE Device 0
A2. IDE Device 1
B1. SATA 0
B2. SATA 2
B3. SATA 1
B4. SATA 3
A1. SATA 0
A2. SATA 2
B1. IDE Device 0
B2. IDE Device 1
A1. IDE Device 0
A2. IDE Device 1
B1. SATA 0
B2. SATA 2
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