[ThomasIS]

Hey, when i tried to boot from my 600Gb WD Caviar Black (SATA-3) with Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit it failed. When i turn my computer on it comes up with my motherboard's boot image then the monitor says there is no signal. I had a 160Gb WD Caviar Blue (IDE) but after hours of forum searching I removed the IDE cable from it. Then because my problem is so particular, I decided to sign up to a forum and post my problem to you brilliant guys.

 

[JimE]

Re: I can't boot from my 600Gb WD Caviar Black at all

Test the HDD using the WD disk tools. Are you getting any beep codes? Disconnect the HDD and try booting...you should be able to see the BIOS information. If not, it isn't a HDD issue.

 

[ThomasIS]

Re: I can't boot from my 600Gb WD Caviar Black at all

where is the WD disk tools? no im not getting any beep codes ive tried disconnecting ummm and bios info? be more specific

 

[ThomasIS]

Re: I can't boot from my 600Gb WD Caviar Black at all

okay i googled wd checker thingy and it detects my hdd but i wont be able to boot from it i dont think so how can i format it if my operating system wont detect it?

 

[ThomasIS]

Re: I can't boot from my 600Gb WD Caviar Black at all

IT WORKS!!!!! thank you sooo much!! i did it by going into the WD disk manager and erasing the contents then restarting with windows 7 install disk and its installing now

 

[JimE]

Re: I can't boot from my 600Gb WD Caviar Black at all

Congrats!

I'm glad you got it figured out.