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XP unable to boot without ‘slave’ drive
Thanks micker377, I forgot all about jumbers. wolluf: After BIOS went through all three boot prioritize, a message asked for boot disk. I did run disk management and formatted. Thanks wolluf, and Thank you micher377.- slaging
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- Forum: PC hardware - Hard drive issues
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XP unable to boot without ‘slave’ drive
I just can’t figure this one out. History: Starting January, my ‘slave’ drive (WD 40GB) has begun to die. I’ve decided not to have a second HDD, and switch work to a external drive. Problem: Without ‘slave drive’ installed, BIOS is unable to boot Windows XP. (OS is on master disc, and slave...- slaging
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- Forum: PC hardware - Hard drive issues
