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piggy2041
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9. December 2005 @ 14:37 |
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in my computer i have 2 hard drive both western digital. one of those hard drives was an external usb drive. i resently took it out of the case and put it in my computer. now here comes the problem. when my computer boots it wont recognize both hard drives but when one is in at a time it recognize the hard drive and boots. i have even tried to plug it in when i had windows running (not the smartest thing). i would love to get both of my hard drives to work
Thanks
(i did have an os installed on the usb drive but i used a hard drive wiping boot cd)
p4 3.00 ht
1gb ddr ram
XFX GeForce FX 5500 256MB AGP 8X
300gb WD
Chaintech SPT800 VIA Socket 478 ATX Motherboard
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Jeanc1
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9. December 2005 @ 14:46 |
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you are not saying .. but am gonna assume you have Windows XP -- It is much easier for people to help you when you give your O/S details.
Right click My Computer -- select Manage -> Double click Disk Management on Left Side..and look if your 2 drives are being seen .. and what conditions they are in. From there you can format... create partitions... ect..... to make them active.
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piggy2041
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9. December 2005 @ 14:54 |
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ya i do have windows xp
i think u missed a part or i didnt put it in but i cant have both hard drives connected it wont boot with both hard drives connected at the moment i only have one hard drive connected. thanks
p4 3.00 ht
1gb ddr ram
XFX GeForce FX 5500 256MB AGP 8X
300gb WD
Chaintech SPT800 VIA Socket 478 ATX Motherboard
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Jeanc1
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9. December 2005 @ 15:07 |
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Quote:
when my computer boots it wont recognize both hard drives
My answer was to correct this ! But if you are happy with one drive.. it's your PC ! Boot in Safe Mode !
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piggy2041
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9. December 2005 @ 17:21 |
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i said i did want both hard drive working
p4 3.00 ht
1gb ddr ram
XFX GeForce FX 5500 256MB AGP 8X
300gb WD
Chaintech SPT800 VIA Socket 478 ATX Motherboard
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ddp
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9. December 2005 @ 20:27 |
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check the jumper configuration on both drives if on same cable so that they are jumpered differently as in master & slave.
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10. December 2005 @ 06:06 |
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check the jumpers
the muster hard drive on place 5 and 6
and the slave one has to be on 3th and 4th place from the power cable
i think couse i had the same problem
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piggy2041
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10. December 2005 @ 09:51 |
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thanks that worked just perfectly for me
p4 3.00 ht
1gb ddr ram
XFX GeForce FX 5500 256MB AGP 8X
300gb WD
Chaintech SPT800 VIA Socket 478 ATX Motherboard
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ddp
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10. December 2005 @ 10:48 |
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no problem, teach & learn
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YOBUZZB
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10. December 2005 @ 11:28 |
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I wanted to chime in on this because it's of interest to me. I've got a Compaq Presario 5000US AMD Duron 750MB, with 256MB SD-RAM and a 30GB HDD running Windows ME. I want to remove it from that computer and add it to the one in my sig. Is this possible? Are there any drawbacks? I assume I'd just follow the info in this thread. I'm having 'no video on monitor' problems with that one and I want move the data on it to the Dell. I'll then put it back in the Presario and continue to work on the video problem. Thanks to all, in advance, for your assistance.
Oh, one more thing, if this is possible, will Windows XP automatically assign a drive letter to that drive or is it done manually and if so how do I do that?
"In all your getting, get an understanding!"
Dell Dimension DIM4600 Intel P4 CPU 2.66GHz 2.5GB-DDR 160GB-HDD Primary 80GB-HDD Slave Memorex 16x DL -/+RW Burner JLMS DVD-ROM XJ-HD166 WinXP Home Edition SP3
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ddp
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10. December 2005 @ 11:35 |
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yes as long as slave on primary ide or master or slave on secondary ide. did that on a customer's computer using my drive to safe her info, blow out her drive, reloaded windows & copied her info back onto her drive.
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YOBUZZB
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10. December 2005 @ 11:40 |
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@ ddp
Thanks I appreciate the quick response. I'll let you know how it turns out for me.
"In all your getting, get an understanding!"
Dell Dimension DIM4600 Intel P4 CPU 2.66GHz 2.5GB-DDR 160GB-HDD Primary 80GB-HDD Slave Memorex 16x DL -/+RW Burner JLMS DVD-ROM XJ-HD166 WinXP Home Edition SP3
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11. December 2005 @ 04:35 |
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YOBUZZB did you said that you dont have video on your monitor ?
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YOBUZZB
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12. December 2005 @ 10:17 |
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@ iani_2006
That's correct. I don't have display on the monitor. The PC loads up as usual but no monitor. I've tried re-seating the Video Card, I tried changing monitors. I bought a new RAM card (which gave me my monitor back, but the pc later froze and during restart, I again had no picture). I read something which suggested resetting the BIOS, but can't do that, if you can't see what you're doing. So that's why I'm pulling the hard drive and putting on my other pc to get the info from it, then put it back in the old pc and continue working on the no display problem.
"In all your getting, get an understanding!"
Dell Dimension DIM4600 Intel P4 CPU 2.66GHz 2.5GB-DDR 160GB-HDD Primary 80GB-HDD Slave Memorex 16x DL -/+RW Burner JLMS DVD-ROM XJ-HD166 WinXP Home Edition SP3
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ddp
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12. December 2005 @ 10:40 |
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try resetting the bios by using the cmos jumper or removing the disk battery.
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YOBUZZB
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12. December 2005 @ 13:09 |
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I'll give it a try and report my findings. Thanks!
"In all your getting, get an understanding!"
Dell Dimension DIM4600 Intel P4 CPU 2.66GHz 2.5GB-DDR 160GB-HDD Primary 80GB-HDD Slave Memorex 16x DL -/+RW Burner JLMS DVD-ROM XJ-HD166 WinXP Home Edition SP3
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13. December 2005 @ 03:09 |
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Does your video card have an output for the tv ?
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YOBUZZB
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14. December 2005 @ 14:46 |
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Nope. No tv output.
"In all your getting, get an understanding!"
Dell Dimension DIM4600 Intel P4 CPU 2.66GHz 2.5GB-DDR 160GB-HDD Primary 80GB-HDD Slave Memorex 16x DL -/+RW Burner JLMS DVD-ROM XJ-HD166 WinXP Home Edition SP3
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14. December 2005 @ 22:44 |
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well then it should be from the settings. Do you have video card on your motherboard
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14. December 2005 @ 22:48 |
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well then it should be from the settings. Do you have video card on your motherboard?
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rick5446
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16. December 2005 @ 19:25 |
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I just seen hard-drive..so I thought I'd try my luck..if I'm in the wrong forum please add a link
So here goes I find myself in need of a 2.5 hard-drive..but wow are they expensive..seems the best budget minded is a 100GIG 4200rpm higher rpm higher price [really high]..My question is 4200 fast enough for Video
I just bought an external Portable MPEG4 Player [CSE-MG-25] IT actually looks like a exernal HDD case
I screwed up I thought it was a standard 3.5
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YOBUZZB
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17. December 2005 @ 08:30 |
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"In all your getting, get an understanding!"
Dell Dimension DIM4600 Intel P4 CPU 2.66GHz 2.5GB-DDR 160GB-HDD Primary 80GB-HDD Slave Memorex 16x DL -/+RW Burner JLMS DVD-ROM XJ-HD166 WinXP Home Edition SP3
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rick5446
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17. December 2005 @ 10:04 |
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Hello..YOBUZZB..Thats a good price,but that is not a 2.5.it's a 3.5..& remember size is everything..3.5 won't fit a 2.5 houseing
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rick5446
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17. December 2005 @ 10:51 |
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Hello..YOBUZZB..As U can see their is definetly a great difference in price..this is frm Tiger
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So as to my orig question is 4200 fast enough for playing movies
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YOBUZZB
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17. December 2005 @ 12:24 |
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@ rick5446
Sorry about that. I didn't know you this was for a notebook. Yes, it is fast enough to watch dvd's but your read speed will greatly reduced as well as access to memory will be slower as well.
"In all your getting, get an understanding!"
Dell Dimension DIM4600 Intel P4 CPU 2.66GHz 2.5GB-DDR 160GB-HDD Primary 80GB-HDD Slave Memorex 16x DL -/+RW Burner JLMS DVD-ROM XJ-HD166 WinXP Home Edition SP3
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