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Can't boot to windows when 2d HD added?

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leadwall

Junior Member
Hi,

I just tried installing a second WD Hard Drive (non-sata) into my PC that has a WD SATA HD installed running windows. My comp doesn't want to boot into windows xp home when I added the 2d HD. Can't figure out why? The old hard drive has winxp home loaded on it with all my old data from my old comp.

I noticed when it wouldn't boot to windows I looked in the BIOS and see my non-sata drive in IDE Primary Master and my sata drive in IDE fith Master. Not sure if this is correct or not?

Anyone have any suggestions please?

Thanks,

My system specs are:

MSI K8n neo 2 plat nforce3 250 (bios v.1.4)
AMD 3500+ winchester 939
Corsair xms 3200C2PT ddr400 (2.5 3 3 6 1T)
evga geforce 6800gt stock
1 WD Raptor 10,000rpm sata hard drive
1 WD 7,200rpm non-sata hard drive
Audigy2
OCZ modstream 450watt

 
Go into the boot menu in the bios and make sure it is set to boot off of the drive that has winxp installed, not the new drive.
 
Originally posted by: CheesePoofs
Go into the boot menu in the bios and make sure it is set to boot off of the drive that has winxp installed, not the new drive.
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Originally posted by: calvinHobbs
configure the new hard drive as slave and then see
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Yes, make sure the SATA drive is first in boot order. I just installed a SATA drive to boot off and disconnected my IDE drive. When it came time to re-connect the IDE drive, it put itself back at the top of the boot list so I would boot into my old windows install. Not sure why BIOS chooses to put the IDE as primary boot drive.....
 
Originally posted by: leadwall
Thanks for the quick replies. Can someone describe how to change it in bios please?
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It should be in The Friendly Manual for your motherboard, if not wander aimlessly around the BIOS menus until you find items that say "boot"
 
Originally posted by: leadwall
I want to boot from my sata drive and have the old one for back up.. Should I still make my old hd boot 1st??
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Of course not -- if it is first, the BIOS will boot from it.

 
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