Moving win 95 hdd to new computer

[CharlotteTheHarlot]

That BIOS has the following 4 choices for SATA Operation ...

RAID Autodetect / AHCI = RAID if signed drives, otherwise AHCI

RAID Autodetect / ATA = RAID if signed drives, otherwise ATA

RAID On = SATA is configured for RAID on every boot

Combination = SATA/PATA combination mode

I wonder what the difference will be between the 2nd and 4th option with regard to Win9x?

To RLOEW, any opinion on this. Also did you see the post above that describes i925 chipset drivers for Win9x? I'd be very interested to know if you have researched this!

[jaclaz]

RAID On = SATA is configured for RAID on every boot

OT , sometimes I wonder if people actually READ what they write.

I mean the good guys that wrote the BIOS "illustrating" string.

Would this imply that there is a possible setting for :

RAID OOn = SATA is configured for RAID on every Other boot

and one for :

RAID OFF = SATA is configured for RAID only on some boot, oFten but not too oFten

jaclaz

[CharlotteTheHarlot]

RAID OFF = SATA is configured for RAID only on some boot, oFten but not too oFten

LOL! Sometimes I think accuracy would demand something like these ...

MIASOBWHNIWDWBF = Mixed IDE and SATA operation but we have no idea which drive will boot first

IARWFACAWWGI = IDE and RAID will flip a coin and whoever wins gets initialized

YGIAGAO = Your guess is as good as ours

TSWSOITOSB = These settings will stick only if the Operating System behaves

They are all merely descendants of their common ancestor ...

PnP OS = Plug and Pray compatible Operating System

EDIT: typos in my proposed acronyms!

Edited July 13, 2012 by CharlotteTheHarlot

[jaclaz]

YGIAGAO = Your guess is as good as ours

Naah, this one would be UNpolite (remember that most of the good guys that write BIOSes are from the far East), what you could have:

YGISBTO = Your guess is surely better than ours

On the other hand, if our good friend Sinofsky would put his hands on BIOSes, you would have the simplification of only one choice:

WYCWWDWWFBFY8=Whatever you choose we will do whatever we find better for you (8 means than only Windows 8 will ever boot from this PC)

jaclaz

Edited July 13, 2012 by jaclaz

[rloew]

That BIOS has the following 4 choices for SATA Operation ...

RAID Autodetect / AHCI = RAID if signed drives, otherwise AHCI

RAID Autodetect / ATA = RAID if signed drives, otherwise ATA

RAID On = SATA is configured for RAID on every boot

Combination = SATA/PATA combination mode

I wonder what the difference will be between the 2nd and 4th option with regard to Win9x?

To RLOEW, any opinion on this. Also did you see the post above that describes i925 chipset drivers for Win9x? I'd be very interested to know if you have researched this!

I have not researched the i295 chipset. So far, I have been able to support all modern PATA and SATA controllers, except for an AHCI-only Marvell based Highpoint Card.

If it boots in AHCI Mode but can be switched to non-AHCI, I can write a DDO to support it.

If it reports AHCI capability (Class 0106) but does not default to AHCI, I can support it.

I can support RAID Mode (Class 0104), most SCSI Mode (0180), and Legacy, Native and IDE Mode (Class 0101) Controllers.

[submix8c]

Hmmm... according to comments/investigation above, the OP needs to switch to Option#2 -

RAID Autodetect / ATA = RAID if signed drives, otherwise ATA <---ATA-mode (no drivers)

-or-

Bite the bullet and get the patches (not free) from rloew and hope it works...

OP's choice if they want to boot that sucker! In addition to any "free" patches provided here (ref. LoneCrusader and any other tips).

[dencorso]

"Combination" might mean "IDE Mode". That or "RAID On", without creating an actual RAID array, ought to do OK.

That and RLoew's patch, and the OP is all set. And in case of any issue, RLoew's support and follow up is superb.