L LIBRTY Reputable Apr 21, 2014 1 0 4,510 Apr 21, 2014 #1 used pc for years and now won't boot from hd on sata port. dvd works from other sata port
rgd1101 Don't Moderator Nov 7, 2011 73,304 3,854 176,290 Apr 21, 2014 #2 switch the sata port. Upvote 0 Downvote
S ss202sl Glorious May 23, 2012 8,431 35 44,190 Apr 21, 2014 #3 Does the HDD show up in bios? Swap sata ports, and see if the HDD boots. The HDD may be dead. Upvote 0 Downvote
reedo_43 Splendid Feb 18, 2010 6,195 3 29,965 Apr 21, 2014 #4 Do you get any error messages? Upvote 0 Downvote