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Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows XP => Topic started by: believer on August 09, 2008, 08:59:00 PM

Title: 2 HDD and now it won't do a warm boot
Post by: believer on August 09, 2008, 08:59:00 PM

I added a Maxtor HDD(I had from an old computer) to me desktop PC and now it will not do a warm boot. I can do a cold boot everytime. I tried each HDD independent from the other as a master HDD and it warm booted. But when together it fails.
Master HDD with XP on it and slave with no OS.

My question is this. Is there anything that is checked on warm boot up that is not checked on a cold boot? ???

I notice that only on warm boot does it show this white box with sections in it stating info about Cache,hard disks,PCI devices.
Below this is DDRAM at DIMM#: 1,
Searching for boot record from IDE-0 ..not found
Searching for boot record from CDROM ..not found
Searching for boot record from FLOPPY ..not found
Searching for boot record from SCSI ..not found

Boot Failure
reboot and select proper boot device
or insert boot media in selected boot device
press any key when ready

Title: Re: 2 HDD and now it won't do a warm boot
Post by: drmsucks on August 10, 2008, 12:09:51 AM

IDE I assume.

Are the jumpers set right on each drive?

Does the BIOS properly id each drive?

Try a new cable.

Download and run Maxtor's diagnostic software on the "old" drive.

Title: Re: 2 HDD and now it won't do a warm boot
Post by: patio on August 10, 2008, 07:50:46 AM

What OS is on each of these drives ? ?

Title: Re: 2 HDD and now it won't do a warm boot
Post by: drmsucks on August 10, 2008, 10:08:54 AM

Quote from: patio on August 10, 2008, 07:50:46 AM

What OS is on each of these drives ? ?

Quote from: believer on August 09, 2008, 08:59:00 PM

I added a Maxtor HDD(I had from an old computer) to me desktop PC and now it will not do a warm boot. I can do a cold boot everytime. I tried each HDD independent from the other as a master HDD and it warm booted. But when together it fails.
Master HDD with XP on it and slave with no OS.

Title: Re: 2 HDD and now it won't do a warm boot
Post by: believer on August 10, 2008, 09:58:33 PM

IDE cable

Bios recongizes the 2 drives: one as Master and other as slave. This is correct. I can access both on windows too. Jumpers are correct.

I can cold boot and no issues are found whatsoever. It is ONLY if I hit restart (warm boot) that I get the boot failure.

I tried to find maxtor software to test HDD bit couldn't find it. Both drives are maxtor.
The thing is the HDD with XP on it will warm boot if I remove slave (older HDD). slave HDD is not in boot up sequence(no OS on it)

Title: Re: 2 HDD and now it won't do a warm boot
Post by: drmsucks on August 10, 2008, 10:26:31 PM

How old is the Maxtor? There may be some incompatibility.

Use Seatools: http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/support/downloads/.

Title: Re: 2 HDD and now it won't do a warm boot
Post by: believer on August 10, 2008, 10:32:22 PM

tried it already and it says device might not be pass through?
I have tested old HDD before and found it to be okay.

any ideas on what is different on a warm boot and cold boot? what files are looked at differently?

Boot.ini file is fine since cold boot works and I assume HDD is fine again since Cold boot works?  ???

Title: Re: 2 HDD and now it won't do a warm boot
Post by: drmsucks on August 10, 2008, 11:03:14 PM

Quote from: believer on August 10, 2008, 10:32:22 PM

tried it already and it says device might not be pass through?

Any idea what this means?

I don't know what is looked at differently between a cold boot and a warm boot; don't think that's the issue, though. On a cold boot I think the hard drives are initialized by the BIOS; on a warm boot, I don't know.

Any yellow marks in Device Manager?

What does Windows Disk Management show for the drive?

Title: Re: 2 HDD and now it won't do a warm boot
Post by: believer on August 10, 2008, 11:11:34 PM

Not sure what the no pass through means.

Interesting thought...BIOS does a cold boot but what does the warm boot...if not Bios then whatever does is the difference.. ANYONE know that answer?

No yellow marks in Device Manager and disk manager shows it fine nothing unsual.

Title: Re: 2 HDD and now it won't do a warm boot
Post by: drmsucks on August 10, 2008, 11:16:36 PM

I'm guessing Windows.

Have you tried a new cable?

Title: Re: 2 HDD and now it won't do a warm boot
Post by: believer on August 10, 2008, 11:36:05 PM

If windows...could XP not like my Master HDD?

I know there are different parts to the IDE cable...does the reboot use a different portion then the cold boot?
I will try that right now...I'll post results in minute

Title: Re: 2 HDD and now it won't do a warm boot
Post by: believer on August 10, 2008, 11:45:13 PM

I DON"T BELIEVE IT!!!! IT WORKED(sorry for caps). I spent sooooomany hrs trying sooo many different things. Why it worked I am not sure but that it did is great!

I guess now I know why the PC I took the slave HDD from was bad..hahaha!

Just hit restart again to see the wonderfull bootup!

Thanks drmsucks !!! And thanks for being up at this time on forum! :D

BOD BLESS YOU MAN! ;D

Title: Re: 2 HDD and now it won't do a warm boot
Post by: drmsucks on August 10, 2008, 11:50:51 PM

Take care.

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