After installling the second harsddrive, th ecomputer will not fully reboot. I get the first screen, then the screen goes blank with a cursor blinking in the upper right hand corner of the screen. Can you please direct me to a website that will walk me through the process or proceedures that are required to successfully get the second hard drive initialized and upp and running. I think that I can complete the minor tweaking once everything else is established. I've tried c/net and pcworld, but for some reason I get the impression that I am beginning in the middle as opposed to the start .So can you pleeeeeze assist me in getting this done.
2007-11-07 10:16:43 · 11 answers · asked by Zane B 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
All WRONG!!! pin BOTH harddrives to "cable select."
Happy booting!
You will then see your extra HD in "my computer"
Yea!!!!!!!!!!!! 4 ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
P.s. If u cant open the 2nd harddrive, right click it in my computer, and select "format."
2007-11-09 09:10:35 · answer #1 · answered by Marty N 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take a detail look on the surface of the HDD and you'll see how to set up your hard disk drives to either master or slave. There are small pieces of plastics that are similar to switches in the side of the HDD. You have to set the second hard disk drive as slave, and make sure you connect the IDE cable correctly. And when you reboot your computer, try to enter CMOS by pushing some of the funtion keys such as F2 or DEL. And that will show you if the HDD is hooked up right or wrong.
2007-11-08 23:51:30 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I not say this the easy or best, but, it may help.
I use Linux and it a little different from Windows.
http://www.directron.com/how.html
They talk IDE Drives, they have the wide connector. If, you use SATA it about the same. On my MOBO the SATA connections are Drive specific for Master/Slave. I have 4.
If, you can tell the Brand of Drives you use it may help someone explain better.
2007-11-07 18:24:05 · answer #3 · answered by Snaglefritz 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
This is what you have done wrong my friend.
You have set both your Hard disks to Master, and they are connected to the same ribbon cable. To fix set you original drive to master (look for the little pins near to where you plugged the cable in) accross these is a Jumper, the drive should have a lable on it showing you how to do this. Your Second Drive should be set to Slave.
If this fails set both drives to CS (Cable Select).
2007-11-07 18:23:30 · answer #4 · answered by duffaboy 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
You could go to the manufacturers webpage, they usually have a support section, your drive should have had instructions with it as far as telling you pin locations for master/slave switches, try these;
http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/support/
https://iomega-na-en.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/iomega_na_en.cfg/php/enduser/cci/product.php
http://support.wdc.com/products/index.asp
if it is a Maxtor, remember that Seagate acquired them so you can get support there. Windows XP has a file transfer wizard.
2007-11-09 02:30:58 · answer #5 · answered by tbucketlynn 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Just do a google u'll find alot result.......
bythe way check ur jumper settings...power connector and most imp try to boot from first hard disk(ccheck priorty from bios)
2007-11-09 14:54:03 · answer #6 · answered by tirupati_1980 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It sounds like your computer cant find the OS but i found a tutorial.
http://www.pchelpforum.com/hardware-tutorials/10681-connecting-slave-drive-your-pc.html
2007-11-07 18:23:00 · answer #7 · answered by carrera_2003 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Has a video and includes text instructions
http://www.ehow.com/how_6030_install-second-hard.html
2007-11-09 01:12:21 · answer #8 · answered by Cleo M 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
http://tech.yahoo.com/gd/adding-a-second-internal-hard-drive-to-your-pc/2988
2007-11-07 18:23:36 · answer #9 · answered by TameBeast 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
http://www.pcmech.com/article/installing-a-hard-drive-step-by-step/
2007-11-07 18:22:55 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋