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Moving Master hardware drive.
Have problem with one computer dropping power. Running XP. Switched hard
drive to another computer and couldn't boot up. Transferrend the harddrive to another computer which is the same brand and configuration as the one I keep dropping power and it worked fine. What steps do I need to take to transfer this drive to another computer. I checked all the settings, etc. |
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DLC wrote:
Have problem with one computer dropping power. Running XP. Switched hard drive to another computer and couldn't boot up. Transferrend the harddrive to another computer which is the same brand and configuration as the one I keep dropping power and it worked fine. What steps do I need to take to transfer this drive to another computer. I checked all the settings, etc. Set it to slave, should be instructions on the drive. You can't have two master devices on the same IDE, nor can you have two HDDs that want to boot. Setting one to slave will allow you to use both in same PC. -- Nick ----------- |
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On Thu, 8 Jul 2004 09:04:39 -0400, "DLC"
wrote: Have problem with one computer dropping power. Running XP. Switched hard drive to another computer and couldn't boot up. Transferrend the harddrive to another computer which is the same brand and configuration as the one I keep dropping power and it worked fine. What steps do I need to take to transfer this drive to another computer. I checked all the settings, etc. Sounds like the drive has an intermittent short (electical problem) so it may randomly work or not work depending on stress on the PCB... or I could be completely wrong. Since the drive seems flaky, run the HDD manufacturer's diagnostics (available from their website) and whether it generates an error code or not, see if manufacturer will issue RMA for replacement. Above is assuming you have decent power supplies, that none are dropping voltage too much from addition of another drive. Check voltage levels with a multimeter, at plug of drive in systems not powering up or working correctly and at ATX motherboard connector. |
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