Ok I connected the problem HDD as slave on the secondary IDE and left the master unplugged (normally DVD drive), when i booted up in BIOS the secondary slave failed.
In Bios there are the options for the drives; auto, user HDD etc... what should it be set to ?
I don't know how to set the HDD as slave (jumper).. i am trying to figure that out now on the Maxtor website but i can't find it, it has to do with changing the little plastic cover on some of the pins next to the power connecter but i just don't know what i'm supposed to do... it's a Maxtor DiamondMax 10
thanks,