Computer Hope
Hardware => Hardware => Topic started by: DarkenedHeart on September 04, 2008, 04:57:55 PM
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I installed a second HD as a slave (jumper and cable) into my computer.
The drive has nothing on it. Now when i turn the computer on just after the bios POST it seems to hang for about a minute before loading the windows logo screen. Any ideas?
Its not a major problem as it still boots into windows, can be just a bit annoying.
System Spec:
Asus M2V-MX SE MoBo
AMD64 Sempron 3400+
1Gb DDR2 Memory
Gigabyte Geforce 7200 GS
Primary HD: Maxtor 40gb IDE with Windows
Slave: Maxtor 80gb IDE
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Are you sure it's set as a slave?
Can you check out the boot menu in the BIOS and make sure it's last on the list (if it's there)
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Yep already checked it.
Their listed correctly in there.
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maybe it just does that because you attached a new hard disk so the desktop still as to search it.
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Just to make sure it's not a problem with your computer, remove the Slave Hard Drive and see if the problem remains.
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OK i removed the slave hd and started up. Loaded fine, didnt hang at all.
So i plugged the hd back in and started up again. Now loads fine.
I dont know what happened but unplugging it and plugging it back in seemed to do the trick :P maybe it wasnt plugged in properly.
Thanks anyway!
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Hehe, Good job. ;)