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plummy89 · 06-04-2007, 06:18 AM

i basically have a new computer, its of no use to me unless my hard drive works with it as that has ALL my files.

The hard drive in the computer is 160gb and mine is 80gb.

if my 80gb hard drive is NOT plugged in (power supply) the pc happily loads xp from the 160gb hard drive. If i plug my 80gb hard drive in no matter what i do the pc will overlook the 160gb hard drive as if it is not their and try and boot from my 80gb one - which it cant. (i then get boot disk failure as win xp isnt installed on that hard drive)

i have tried mucking about with the jumpers for master on the other hard drive but nothing gives.

Please help as my pc is worthless without ALL my files.

Thanks

plummy

06-04-2007, 06:18 AM	#1 (permalink)
plummy89 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 11 OS: xp	Hard Drive Help ? [RESOLVED] i basically have a new computer, its of no use to me unless my hard drive works with it as that has ALL my files. The hard drive in the computer is 160gb and mine is 80gb. if my 80gb hard drive is NOT plugged in (power supply) the pc happily loads xp from the 160gb hard drive. If i plug my 80gb hard drive in no matter what i do the pc will overlook the 160gb hard drive as if it is not their and try and boot from my 80gb one - which it cant. (i then get boot disk failure as win xp isnt installed on that hard drive) i have tried mucking about with the jumpers for master on the other hard drive but nothing gives. Please help as my pc is worthless without ALL my files. Thanks plummy