HD Help.

[Hicks]

Ok guys, need some help. I have a Seagate ide 80g HD. This was in my old Amd 1700+ system. Was working great, then i decided to throw the hd in my AXP 3000+ rig. Also put in a WD 40 giger & put xp on it & was going to use the Seagate for storage.

Now when I put the SG hd in, the computer locks up on the windows boot screen. But when I dont have the power cord hooked up the comp boots fine. This is in an Epox 8rda3+pro mobo, w/ AXP 3000+ Barton, gig ddr 400 & 600 watt ps. Everthing is at stock setting for now.

Now I have messed with the boot opions & what not in the bios, have both hd's set to cable select. Only occasionally it will boot & be fine, other times it lock on the windows screen. Is this a failing hd? SMART in speedfan says its a healthy drive. Im lost on my next move, I need to get the rest of the data off.

Let me know if I need to provide any more information.

Thanks guys!!

Hicks

 

[Dav0s]

wierd, the exact same thing happened to my hard drive this week

unfortunately i cant really help you as i just accepted that the hard drive was broken, and im pretty sure it is

 

[Hicks]

Oh Davos, I dont want to hear that!! LOL I really need to get the rest of the info off. But what really scews me up is that I had it up last night & was transferring files np. Then this morning before work I went to move some more stuff, & when it would boot it would lock, I unplugged the SG hd & it would boot.

Time to beat my head against the wall again!! lol

 

[FarFarAway]

Sometimes when two of the same IDE devices are on the same cable it really doesn't like it. Try putting one on a diferent IDE cable as a slave to the DVD drive and see how that goes.

 

[Hicks]

Will try that. I was just switching out the ide headers.

Thanks

 

[Toxteth O'Grady]

If it wont boot into windows and you really need to copy the data from it to your WD, boot from a Linux Live CD distro, e.g. Ubuntu and see if that can see both disks.



TOG

 

[Hicks]

Wow! Didnt even think of that. Breakin out the Knoppix disk when i get home...duh..lol!!

Thanks

Hicks