DaGbyte Posted August 5, 2005 Share Posted August 5, 2005 I have an odd problem. I have an IBM M51 with a SATA drive in it with a 60/40 split. I have XP on the 1st partition, and PE on the second. When I try to boot from the 2nd partition, I get Missing Operating System.I can boot into PE from a CD, but it appears that this is an issue only on the M51. ANy ideas? I have PE 2005 and will try that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazkal Posted August 5, 2005 Share Posted August 5, 2005 When you boot from the WinPE CD, can you access the drive on the SATA controller?Have you installed the drivers for the SATA controller in your WinPE image? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaGbyte Posted August 6, 2005 Author Share Posted August 6, 2005 If I can boot from a CD, I'm pretty sure I don't need the drivers. If I load it on the 1st partition, it boots just fine. I'm calling IBM on Monday, but will try it with a PATA drive before I call in the calvary... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisBaksa Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 If I can boot from a CD, I'm pretty sure I don't need the drivers. If I load it on the 1st partition, it boots just fine. I'm calling IBM on Monday, but will try it with a PATA drive before I call in the calvary...<{POST_SNAPBACK}>That is 100% incorrect. You CAN boot PE sucesfully if the proper Mass Controller Driver is not there. You will simply be unable to access the disk.Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesagmoore Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 I thuoght it had to be on the first partition.Maybe read through the instructions on installing to a hard disk.However I would love to be proven wrong though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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