Problem with SATA and IDE HDs

Laserjet

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I have 3 SATA HDs:320 GB, and 80 GBs, and one old IDE HD.Now whenever i try to use the IDE HD,the windows don't start at all.I get an error that select proper boot media.But in BIOS,the boot media is selected as my HD which i use for normal windows loading.But when i remove the IDE HD,system starts working again.Can someone tell me how to use that old IDE HD with the new SATA drive.I'm already using my IDE DVD-RW but can't seem to use the IDE HD.
My system specs are Intel C2D E7300 2.66 GHz with Asus P5e-VM DO board and 2 GB memory.

My new SATA drive is WD 320GB Carviar,or whatever it is called.Before that i had used the same old IDE HD on my previous system which had WD 80 GB Sata drive with Intel D915G board and P4 3.0 GHz processor.
 

MrLinux

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Sounds like your BIOS is incorectly configured, somewhere there should be an option so select WHICH HD is the boot drive (this is in addition to the boot order).