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xp pro and 2 hdd (not raid)

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  • SATA
  • NAS / RAID
  • Windows XP
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October 18, 2008 2:26:16 PM

I installed a new 1t Sata drive for a new storage drive; Bios sees it but when trying to boot system keeps looping. If i disconnect the new drive my system comes up fine. I hot plug the drive in after boot up and system sees it just fine. I have also moved main drive to sata 3 and new to sata 4 same thing

Motherboard: Asus A8N32 - Deluxe
Memory: 2 gigs
Main drive: WD 5000 KS
OS XP Pro SP3
PS: 450watt

I thought it might be the 3.0 g/sec limit but that did not solve issue either I am honestly stuck; Looked on multiple forum but have not come across this problem

Thanks

If this has been discussed and i missed the thread just bonk me with the link :) 

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a b G Storage
October 18, 2008 2:52:29 PM

What brand/model is your PSU? It may be right at the edge of its capacity, and spinning up two drives at the same time is too much for it.
October 18, 2008 3:05:59 PM

Did you set the right drive to boot to?

Is your mobo set in a Raid mode, or IDE read mode?

-PM
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October 18, 2008 3:46:26 PM

PS is an Antec and i was wrong its a 550 watt

yes the wd5000ks is boot drive then dvd drive then blank

i do not use raid, and my raid sata port is red and far away from the other sata ports. If there is a jumper setting (which i did even think of then i am unaware of it)

bios setting is for sata 2.0 not raid

thank you for your replies
a b G Storage
October 18, 2008 3:54:23 PM

Hmmm, is there an option in the BIOS to delay the startup? Try 2-3 seconds and see what happens.
October 18, 2008 5:57:49 PM

checked the bios and did not see a delay for the drives and its current at 1303...just wanted to cover that as well
October 18, 2008 7:36:32 PM

I also set the drive to the 1.5g/sec setting and the same thing

could it be a corrupt ntldr? The PC runs fine with the single drive
October 19, 2008 4:38:09 PM

Eureka we have made progress :bounce: 

Last night I loaded an old 80gig drive with a fresh windows install just to see if it was possibly a MB issue (never know). Everything worked perfectly and I had all 4 Sata ports running with drives from fresh boot all the way to windows loading with no problems or continous rebooting.

so i am thinking i need to do a fdisk /mbr in RC but just wanted verify before i started using an axe instead of a scalpel.

Thanks for you help
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