HDD 320gb WD EIDE

Thefbomb13 · 05-30-2007, 11:03 PM

Hey guys im new to this forum trying to get all the help i can! im not to great with computers just good at using them .. haha i got this hdd so i can edit my videos cuz the hd on my computer is like 90% full lol .... but i have a HP Pavillion 746c ... i connected it to the slave connector and it closed it up pluggedd everythng in and ... it didn't work the fan was spinning but the comp wouldn't boot up im i took it apart again and and took the HDD out and the put it back together again without it and plugged it in and it still wouldn't boot .. what am i missing??? please help

chauffeur2 · 05-30-2007, 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Thefbomb13

Hey guys im new to this forum trying to get all the help i can! im not to great with computers just good at using them .. haha i got this hdd so i can edit my videos cuz the hd on my computer is like 90% full lol .... but i have a HP Pavillion 746c ... i connected it to the slave connector and it closed it up pluggedd everythng in and ... it didn't work the fan was spinning but the comp wouldn't boot up im i took it apart again and and took the HDD out and the put it back together again without it and plugged it in and it still wouldn't boot .. what am i missing??? please help

Hi Welcome to TSF!

Did you set the jumper pin to "slave" on this second HDD?

You will need the 'original one set to "Master" and this 'new' one set to 'Slave'.
The Master has to be connected to the end connector, and the Slave on the middle connector of the IDE ribbon.

Check this out and report back with the result.

Kind Regards,

Thefbomb13 · 05-30-2007, 11:24 PM

yea i had that all done ... but my computer still wont boot and i left the one thats always been in there as it was .. soo ?

Tumbleweed36 · 05-31-2007, 05:28 AM

Just to make sure you aren't missing something. Double check as Dave said to make sure the one left in there is set to Master. That is a common mistake that is easy to make.

Houndog777 · 05-31-2007, 06:10 AM

Hi,
Could you also check all connections are firm. On the mobo too; it's very easy to dislodge things when removing components.

(I've forgotten to change those HDD jumpers many times.......so annoying!)

dai · 05-31-2007, 07:24 PM

what brand of drive is the master

05-30-2007, 11:03 PM	#1 (permalink)
Thefbomb13 Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 2 OS: XP	HDD 320gb WD EIDE Hey guys im new to this forum trying to get all the help i can! im not to great with computers just good at using them .. haha i got this hdd so i can edit my videos cuz the hd on my computer is like 90% full lol .... but i have a HP Pavillion 746c ... i connected it to the slave connector and it closed it up pluggedd everythng in and ... it didn't work the fan was spinning but the comp wouldn't boot up im i took it apart again and and took the HDD out and the put it back together again without it and plugged it in and it still wouldn't boot .. what am i missing??? please help

05-30-2007, 11:24 PM	#3 (permalink)
Thefbomb13 Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 2 OS: XP	Re: HDD 320gb WD EIDE yea i had that all done ... but my computer still wont boot and i left the one thats always been in there as it was .. soo ?

05-31-2007, 05:28 AM	#4 (permalink)
Tumbleweed36 Asst Manager Hardware Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA Posts: 19,486 OS: XP Professional	Re: HDD 320gb WD EIDE Just to make sure you aren't missing something. Double check as Dave said to make sure the one left in there is set to Master. That is a common mistake that is easy to make. __________________ ---------- I don't receive email notifications of replies to subscribed threads. (Internet provider policy) Therefore, if I don't respond to your post within 24 hours, please send me a reminder PM and include the link to your thread.

05-31-2007, 06:10 AM	#5 (permalink)
Houndog777 Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Scotland, UK Posts: 2,683 OS: XPpro sp3 My System	Re: HDD 320gb WD EIDE Hi, Could you also check all connections are firm. On the mobo too; it's very easy to dislodge things when removing components. (I've forgotten to change those HDD jumpers many times.......so annoying!)

05-31-2007, 07:24 PM	#6 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,268 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: HDD 320gb WD EIDE what brand of drive is the master __________________