hookup 2nd hard drive !!!help!!! [dell dimension 4100; ; winXP]
i am trying to install a western digital 8.3 gig hard drive in my computer. the computer came preinstalled with a 20 gig (maxtor) hard drive i believe. i felt on the primary drive and felt the jumpers, so it should be set up as master. the wd had no jumpers, so it was set as slave.
i tried by connecting them to the same cable & used power cable #6 in the computer. when i boot the computer makes a strange noise for two seconds and the only thing that happens is showing the amount of ram, keyboard, mouse & usb connected. it just hangs after that.
i reflashed my bios & it showed neither drive was installed.
if i disconnect the 8.3 gig hard drive (w/ either pulling the power cable out or the connector) the system boots up to windows xp.
could it be a corrupt drive, missing a step or anything.
any help would be greatly appreciated.
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