HELP! Can't get my computer to boot up anymore

[LeGenDz]

I'm not sure about the process of going through this but this is what I did.

I got a new computer so I tried throwing in the HD from my old ocmp into my new comp. rebooted ran through Seagate wizard (its a Seagate) but it does not recognize the HD at all. Went into BIOS to see if I could do anythign but it does give me any other options besides "OFF". So after messing with it for a a while and trying to get it working I giave up and deicided to throw it back into the old comp and just use it. BUT when I put it back in the old comp now THAT gave me the same error! Someone help!

 

[Biggerhammer]

You may have a bad IDE/SATA cable, a bad power connector, or a bad disk controller on the motherboard. Do you have another system in which to test?

 

[LeGenDz]

I got the old system to run again, but when I retried the new system with my old HD it DID recognize it but it would show boot up option screen where I can load Safe Mode or Continue Normally in which either choice just send it back into a loop of restarting and going through the whole process all over again.

 

[drum]

what channel to you have it plugged in to and what are your jumper settings?

 

[LeGenDz]

Primary IDE 1 / CS

 

[Blade0]

Im betting the mother board drivers on the old operating system conflict with new system. Heres my thoughts on it. (based on it booting to the safe mode part)

You can
1-get another drive and install operating system on it, using the old drive as a drive
2-delete windows dir in dos. and reinstall windows on that drive(not a great idea)
3-try to get the drivers for the new motherboard(including drive conrollers ect) installed, probably have to do on your old system. This is a big pain...its sometimes possible though if you must do it.


Blade

 

[stevty2889]

Were you trying to boot from the new system with the old hard drive? Or were you trying to install it as a slave drive in the new computer??