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    Hard drive/partition/boot problem

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Bearclaw, Nov 20, 2010.

  1. Bearclaw

    Bearclaw Steaming

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    Hello, I have an odd problem for everybody to chew on.

    I originally had a 320GB Samsung 320HJ 5400 RPM as an external USB drive.

    I got a optical bay drive caddy today and put that drive in there. So when this drive was in the USB, if I left it plugged in and turned on the computer, it would hang at the post with that little cursor at the top left corner.

    I thought it was just trying to boot off of the HDD so I shrugged it off. But now I use it as a SATA connection and the problem is back.
    I also thought it was because it was a FAT32 drive before so I reformatted it and it's now NTFS. Problem is still here though.

    Also, within my BIOS I can see my 2 internal HDD and the eSATA one I have. But during the boot order I can only select this stupid Samsung HDD, not my old WD5000BEKT (the only option is Hard disk : PO : Samsung 320HJ).

    I thought it may be because it's set as a primary partition but then I see my eSATA drive is also set as primary partition and it's not causing problems. I guess I should try to maybe set it not as a primary partition but I can't see anywhere that allows me to do this.

    Any help to solve this would be appreciated. As a side note, I can boot up by manually selecting a boot device but it doesn't do it automatically.

    EDIT: Forgot to mention the new HDD is SATA1 and I have intel rapid storage installed.
     
    Bearclaw, Nov 20, 2010
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  2. gerryf19

    gerryf19 I am the walrus

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    The most important information is missing--laptop make and model
     
    gerryf19, Nov 20, 2010
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  3. Bearclaw

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    MSI E7405.

    Forgot to mention that the new HDD is SATA1. Which shouldn't really make a diff since it's backwards compatible.
     
    Bearclaw, Nov 20, 2010
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  4. gerryf19

    gerryf19 I am the walrus

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    I have been trying to download the manual so I can get a better idea, but the site is down....
     
    gerryf19, Nov 20, 2010
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  5. Bearclaw

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    Bearclaw, Nov 20, 2010
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  6. Bearclaw

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    Sigh.... nobody?
     
    Bearclaw, Nov 21, 2010
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  7. gerryf19

    gerryf19 I am the walrus

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    don't be impaient.

    Please use a camera to show us your BIOS BOOT SCREEN, also enter the submenu for HARDDRIVE Priorities.
     
    gerryf19, Nov 21, 2010
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    It could be a glitch because the 2nd SATA connector was tested to work with Internal Optical Drive not harddisk.
     
    weinter, Nov 21, 2010
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  9. Bearclaw

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    I've installed Linux on the second HDD and edited its boot file to point to the Windows partition.

    issues solved and I get a chance to work with Ubuntu.
     
    Bearclaw, Nov 22, 2010
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