For the past few years I've been using an old WD 250GB SATA HDD, and I decided it was time to go bigger and better. I purchased a WD Caviar Black 500GB drive and installed it, then used HD Copy to migrate all my data to the new drive. I restarted the computer, hoping to select the new drive from the boot menu, and it simply wasn't there. I then disconnected the old drive and the computer automatically booted from the new drive; everything worked perfectly. I reconnected the old HDD to use as storage space for music/pics, but realized I didn't need it, and it was adding a little bit of heat to the case. The problem was, I couldn't boot the PC after disconnecting the old HDD again.
Upon pressing the power button, the computer posts, then gets to the motherboard startup screen (Press DEL to BIOS, F8 to startup, etc.). This is already unusual, as it completely skips the usual Express Gate screen. Then it just stays at the mobo screen, never booting into Windows, and not allowing me to do anything.
So, my computer works, but if I remove the old hard drive, it doesn't boot into Windows. What could be causing this? Windows seems to recognize the new 500GB as the primary C: drive.
additional info:
OS: W7 Ultimate 64bit
MOBO: ASUS M4A88TD-M/USB3
CPU: Phenom II x4 965
RAM: 4GB 2x2 DDR3 G. Skill
GPU: MSI GTX 560
PSU: Corsair 500w
I realize now I probably rushed into this, hoping it would be simpler than it was. Any suggestions are welcome. Thanks in advance!
Upon pressing the power button, the computer posts, then gets to the motherboard startup screen (Press DEL to BIOS, F8 to startup, etc.). This is already unusual, as it completely skips the usual Express Gate screen. Then it just stays at the mobo screen, never booting into Windows, and not allowing me to do anything.
So, my computer works, but if I remove the old hard drive, it doesn't boot into Windows. What could be causing this? Windows seems to recognize the new 500GB as the primary C: drive.
additional info:
OS: W7 Ultimate 64bit
MOBO: ASUS M4A88TD-M/USB3
CPU: Phenom II x4 965
RAM: 4GB 2x2 DDR3 G. Skill
GPU: MSI GTX 560
PSU: Corsair 500w
I realize now I probably rushed into this, hoping it would be simpler than it was. Any suggestions are welcome. Thanks in advance!