IDE slot 2 again: the system still asks for a boot disk

[Antalas]

I've got a Master and a Slave drives both jumped, plugged to IDE1 working normally.
Then I just jack off from IDE 1 and plug in to IDE 2.
Then I autodetect Secondary master and slave devices in BIOS
And then-the system refuses to boot asking for a boot drive.
What's the prob?

[classicsoftware]

I'm pretty sure you have to boot off of the master or primary IDE controller......

[mjc]

You may the option in the BIOS to swap the IDE channels for boot purposes. In my BIOS I can choose between IDE0 (primary)or IDE1 (secondary).

[Sylvander]

Check the BIOS’s hardware configuration settings for the IDE controllers and HDD’s, especially the one that enables the secondary IDE controller [you won’t get any functionality from drives connected to a disabled controller].

e.g.
PnP/PCI CONFIGURATION
PCI IDE 2nd Channel : Enabled

In
“STANDARD CMOS SETUP”
Set all drives to “Auto”
e.g.
Primary Master : Auto
Primary Slave : Auto
Secondary Master : Auto
Secondary Slave : Auto

And make
“Reset Configuration Data : Enabled”
This will re-detect all hardware, make new non-conflicting resource allocations and re-lock the settings by putting the setting back to:
“Reset Configuration Data : Disabled”

Remember to go to “Save & Exit Setup” and change the “N” to a “Y” then [Enter].

I'm making the assumption that your BIOS's settings may be similar to mine.