yo 2nd hdd help

by chEwz • 9 Dec 2010, 16:48 • Journals
hey need help!

When i add a 2nd Internal HDD to my PC, connecting it before my PC is on, my PC wont reach the login window, just stays on a black screen.

When i connect the HDD when im logged into my PC, it forces my PC to 'Lag'. Its weird.

I need the 2nd HDD to save alot of files before i format. Any help?

Thanks
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Frop 9 Dec 2010, 16:48
It's a long shot, but I'm guessing your PSU isn't powerful enough.
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Thomm 9 Dec 2010, 16:50
Did you plug it in while your PC was on? Or did I missunderstand something.
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chEwz 9 Dec 2010, 16:51
Ye, as my pc wont even reach the login phase if i connect it when its off...
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Thomm 9 Dec 2010, 16:53
Don't do it again :)

Go to the bios-setup when starting it when you have added the second one, check that it boots from the right drive.
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chEwz 9 Dec 2010, 16:54
Ok ill try now, thanks
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JeyAem 9 Dec 2010, 17:05
make sure the second one is set as slave (u usually have a little jumper on the drive itself to do so) .. otherwise that could be the reason why pc doesnt start up
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tieQ 9 Dec 2010, 17:08
if you got an ide hdd you maybe have to move the jumper to the "slave place"
if its an sata hdd you dont need this if im right
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JeyAem 9 Dec 2010, 17:10
no idea, im not that much into pc stuff :) just an idea what could be wrong
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speci 9 Dec 2010, 17:14
Yah, thats only for IDE drives, not modern SATA drives, my guess, as Thomm said, is its trying to boot to the second drive that he is putting in when it needs to boot from the original drive.
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tieQ 11 Dec 2010, 17:23
Ye, could be the solution
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