P3 system using SATA card, can you set to boot?

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The discussion centers on using a SATA PCI card to enable booting from a SATA hard drive on a P3 system. It is confirmed that users can set the BIOS boot device to "SCSI" after installing the PCI card to facilitate this process. This allows for the installation of an operating system on the SATA drive. The key takeaway is that proper BIOS configuration is essential for successful booting from the SATA drive.

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i am thinking of buying a sata pci card so that i can't use my sata hdd on my p3 system, can you set this drive to boot? or can u install an OS on this when u set the windows installer to boot?
 
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Yes: When you install a PCI card for hard drive interface, you set your bios boot device to "SCSI".
 

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