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hard drive/motherboard help

  • 30-08-2010 1:10pm
    #1
    freeze4real
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,540 ✭✭✭


    hi guys,
    i bought a fujistu siemens computer.
    i dont know what dimension it is.
    i bought it here o adverts 3weeks ago.

    i have two HD the main one of 40gb and one of 320gb.
    its a 40pin IDE HARD DRIVE
    i tried joining them together or making the drive of 320gb the main one.
    but i was unsuceessful.
    then suddenly the pc wont boot up.

    i removed the hard drive both of them and hooked them up to my dell pc.
    it works.

    whats wrong?

    anyone plz


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  • #2
    ITDept
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 281 ✭✭ITDept


    normally those drives will have a jumper (small clip) near where the cables plug in.

    on each channel one needs to be set to 'master' and the other to 'slave', or if available both need to be set to 'cable select'.

    the one with your operating system (windows) on should usually be set as the master or you'll have a bit more configuring to do before they'll work.


  • #3
    freeze4real
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,540 ✭✭✭freeze4real


    Thanks for the reply. Where is the jumper cable. I just checked the hard driv and I can't find any clip.

    Thanks.

    I just did that after checking on YouTube and still it didn't work.


  • #4
    ITDept
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 281 ✭✭ITDept


    http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleid=1778&page=4

    That's what a jumper should look like; it's not a cable, more like a small clip or cover that connects two pins on the back of the drive.

    Somewhere near the pins / jumper should be a diagram so you can see which pins need to be connected up.


  • #5
    freeze4real
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,540 ✭✭✭freeze4real


    I just did that it didnt. I'm trying to boot it with a windows xp cd. The HD still works is it the motherboard.


  • #6
    ITDept
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 281 ✭✭ITDept


    try just connecting the original hard drive, set it as 'master' or 'cable select'. if it doesn't boot up with that and the xp cd then it could be a problem with motherboard or another component. if it does boot up then the 2nd drive may be faulty or misconfigured.


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  • #7
    freeze4real
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,540 ✭✭✭freeze4real


    It boots on the other computer but it doesn't boot on the main computer. Set Doesn't detect any disk present.
    I've tried booting with windows xp but it didn't work.


    ITDept wrote: »
    try just connecting the original hard drive, set it as 'master' or 'cable select'. if it doesn't boot up with that and the xp cd then it could be a problem with motherboard or another component. if it does boot up then the 2nd drive may be faulty or misconfigured.


  • #8
    Enter Username
    Closed Accounts Posts: 103 ✭✭Enter Username


    Press Esc/F2/F12 on boot to get into the Bios and see if the drives are being recognized


  • #9
    freeze4real
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,540 ✭✭✭freeze4real


    I've done that.
    I've tried installing windows xp and it gives me the blue light of death.


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