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Stop Error After Connecting 2nd HD
Hi Guys; Sorry I haven't posted an update. I've been very busy. Here's what's up: Somehow during the whole process of trying to fix this problem, the FAT on the new drive got trashed and the file structure on the new drive became inaccessible. So, I just reformatted the new drive and...- elderpav
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- Forum: PC hardware - Hard drive issues
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Stop Error After Connecting 2nd HD
I'll attempt to answer you all at once. Thanks for your help guys! Shmoes: I'm not sure if I made the large HD "active" or not. It's possible I did. Is there any way to check that or to change it to "inactive"? wolluf: Since the new HD is a Western Digital, I downloaded...- elderpav
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- Forum: PC hardware - Hard drive issues
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Stop Error After Connecting 2nd HD
I have an HP Vectra VL with a 400mhz Pentium II. I have had Windows 2000 running on it without a problem for over a year. My original 6GB HD was full, so I bought a second hard drive, a Western Digital 80GB. I connected the new hard drive, set the jumpers, went into BIOS and set the old HD as...- elderpav
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