Sata hd only boots with safe mode

mysticvain · 11-03-2008, 09:33 PM

I have a Emachine T6536 and today i added a wd5000ys sata to it. my prob is that when i boot it stays in the windows loading screen. when i power cycle i can load into safe mode with no problem and the hd is detected and works fine. which is how i'm online now. if i unplug the hd and boot into windows normally it works fine. i have tried switching between the two sata plugs and i've tried with and without the jumper on the drive. also i have downloaded and installed the sata drivers from the emachine website with no luck. any help would be greatly appreciated. thanks in advance.

Tumbleweed36 · 11-04-2008, 05:21 AM

Check to make sure in the bios setup menu that in the BOOT area, down under the Hard Drive Priority area, that you have the SATA listed first.

mysticvain · 11-04-2008, 01:06 PM

i have checked the bios and it is listed as active. the reason i am stumped is because it works fine under safe mode but not when i try to boot normal.

Tumbleweed36 · 11-04-2008, 05:16 PM

Possible issue. If your new drive is Sata II and your motherboard supports only Sata I, you might have to set the jumper on the Sata Drive to be recognized as a Sata I component. How old is your machine?

mysticvain · 11-04-2008, 07:11 PM

the box is about a yr old. same as the hd. the hd was pulled from a wd mybook.

11-03-2008, 09:33 PM	#1 (permalink)
mysticvain Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 3 OS: xp sp2	Sata hd only boots with safe mode I have a Emachine T6536 and today i added a wd5000ys sata to it. my prob is that when i boot it stays in the windows loading screen. when i power cycle i can load into safe mode with no problem and the hd is detected and works fine. which is how i'm online now. if i unplug the hd and boot into windows normally it works fine. i have tried switching between the two sata plugs and i've tried with and without the jumper on the drive. also i have downloaded and installed the sata drivers from the emachine website with no luck. any help would be greatly appreciated. thanks in advance.

11-04-2008, 05:21 AM	#2 (permalink)
Tumbleweed36 Asst Manager Hardware Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA Posts: 19,661 OS: XP Professional	Re: Sata hd only boots with safe mode Check to make sure in the bios setup menu that in the BOOT area, down under the Hard Drive Priority area, that you have the SATA listed first. __________________ ---------- 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.

11-04-2008, 01:06 PM	#3 (permalink)
mysticvain Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 3 OS: xp sp2	Re: Sata hd only boots with safe mode i have checked the bios and it is listed as active. the reason i am stumped is because it works fine under safe mode but not when i try to boot normal.

11-04-2008, 05:16 PM	#4 (permalink)
Tumbleweed36 Asst Manager Hardware Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA Posts: 19,661 OS: XP Professional	Re: Sata hd only boots with safe mode Possible issue. If your new drive is Sata II and your motherboard supports only Sata I, you might have to set the jumper on the Sata Drive to be recognized as a Sata I component. How old is your machine? __________________ ---------- 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.

11-04-2008, 07:11 PM	#5 (permalink)
mysticvain Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 3 OS: xp sp2	Re: Sata hd only boots with safe mode the box is about a yr old. same as the hd. the hd was pulled from a wd mybook.