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Hardware => Hardware => Topic started by: bcoon on June 05, 2009, 10:48:30 AM

Title: WD HD jumber mixup
Post by: bcoon on June 05, 2009, 10:48:30 AM

I TRIED TO BOOT MY CPU W/ a WD 160HD AS A SECOND DRIVE. THE MAIN DRIVE JUMPER WAS SET TO CABLE SELECT AND I DIDN'T NOTICE BUT THE 160 WAS SET TO DUAL MASTER. WHEN I TRIED TO BOOT I GOT THREE LONG BEEPS AND THAT'S ALL IT DOES NOW EVEN WHEN I PUT THE ORIGINAL DRIVES BACK AS THEY WERE (IT WON'T BOOT UP). DOES MIXING THE JUMPER SETTINGS CAUSE A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OR CAN I GET IT BACK TO WHERE IT WAS PREVIOUSLY?

Title: Re: WD HD jumber mixup
Post by: squall_01 on June 05, 2009, 11:04:34 AM

no, it may have changed your bios setting an not sure what one to boot too.

Title: Re: WD HD jumber mixup
Post by: Karnac on June 05, 2009, 11:08:11 AM

What brand is the motherboard.......remove and reseat memory, cards ....you may have moved them when working on the hard drives

Title: Re: WD HD jumber mixup
Post by: bcoon on June 05, 2009, 11:43:42 AM

can you tell me how to set that if it won't boot up?

Title: Re: WD HD jumber mixup
Post by: bcoon on June 05, 2009, 11:45:04 AM

Also, I did remove and reseat the memory as well as the vieo cards....that was in the list of possible causes that I found along the way.....to no avail.....

Title: Re: WD HD jumber mixup
Post by: bcoon on June 05, 2009, 11:54:14 AM

This the motherboard info.  The computer is an older Gateway.....late 2001 actually.

Intel (Monterrey) motherboard - 1.8-GHz [Part #2514224]

Title: Re: WD HD jumber mixup
Post by: Karnac on June 05, 2009, 02:47:52 PM

Here's a step by step

http://www.pcmech.com/article/installing-a-hard-drive-step-by-step/