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| Thread ID: 124581 | 2012-05-05 03:35:00 | Old HDD | bk T (215) | Press F1 |
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| 1273670 | 2012-05-05 03:35:00 | Got an old Seagate 320GB HDD, connected to my working PC running XP, BIOS detected it correctly, but Windows couldn't detect it, and it takes a long, long time to start up Windows when the HDD is connected. What's the story here? :badpc: |
bk T (215) | ||
| 1273671 | 2012-05-05 03:40:00 | Could be knackered, or not enough power, try a different power plug, or could be the cable / ribbon playing up. Is it IDE or SATA |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1273672 | 2012-05-05 04:27:00 | It's a Seagate SATA 320GB. Have tried different data cable and power cable without luck. |
bk T (215) | ||
| 1273673 | 2012-05-05 06:02:00 | BIOS finding it means it's controller works. Still can have a stuffed disk. Windows tries to read it as well, the BIOS doesn't. | pctek (84) | ||
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