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Originally Posted by STEED
If these plug in at the back I can say I have never used or own one as in the second picture, as for the first one it looks like a no as well. Hang on let me re-phase that I do have cables Simula to the first one and the big connection is Simula but the small one hmmmm.
Just checked the paper work when I bought it and it states ATA Hard Drive, true to say since then I have a new one. So would there be no change and remain a ATA?
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Most likely, Yes, you would have an ATA. If it looks simular to the first pic, I could'nt find an exact in the 20 seconds I alotted myself. (Actually, I am not sure about the 1 small connector, never seen 1 like that) anyway, this is what I would do if it were my machine:
First: Would find out which ATA Slot my hard drive is plugged into.
They will look simular to this and may have numbers next to them denoting which is which. Also your motherboard manuel should tell you.
My suspicion: You have a total of 4 of the above male plugs on your motherboard, and it is capable of using all 4 at one time, (had you ever the need to adding more.) and your error message is telling you that 1-3 are missing because they are not there, and still turned on in your BOIS, and same story for your Floppy Drive.
As far as what the Dell Technition has recommended, (Now that I understand it, or at least believe that I do) I would follow that advice first, turning it from Raid/ANCL to Auto/ATA may stop the message from coming up, if the techy did'nt give you a mothball solution.
I however do not believe that it will fix the message about your floppy drive however.
*****On a further note*****
The RAID/ANCL may be the name of the "Raid Controller" that your motherboard has. I think all motherboard manufacturers give their RAID special names to denote different styles of data transfer, so on, so forth. Your not even using a RAID, so the Auto/ATA would be the right setting.
***Floppy Drive***
As I stated, I don't believe changing the above setting is going to make this message go away. You will have to find in your BOIS, (Proboly in the same area as the RAID) where to turn off your onboard floppy controller.
((Are your two external floppy drives USB? IF so: Have you tried booting with them unplugged?))