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Waiting for root device without IDE HDD plugged in

I'm trying to install Zephyroth rev. 2, however for the installer to work with Rev. 1 I had to have an IDE drive plugged in. My DVD reader/writer is IDE, while my two HDD's are SATA. Am I correct when I think the problem could be corrected…

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@Anders Published 2008-03-24
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Leopard 10.5
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3,328 historical reads · 1 curated field notes (from 2 dispatches) · 2008-03-24
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@Anders@bhast2

I'm trying to install Zephyroth rev. 2, however for the installer to work with Rev. 1 I had to have an IDE drive plugged in. My DVD reader/writer is IDE, while my two HDD's are SATA.

Am I correct when I think the problem could be corrected by replacing the IDE DVD with a SATA one?

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Field Note #1 @bhast2 2008-03-24

doesn't hurt to try but i don't think that would be the problem
what is the specs of your computer

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