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My new Harddrive didnīt work, to weak computer?
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Espen
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Post Posted: Sep 23, 2008 14:49 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
I bought i new 640GB harddrive and insert it to my computer. But the computer refuse to start with the new harddrive, just start for a seconde then dies. If i plug out the harddrive everything works again.

My computer is a P4 3GHZ two years old with a Asus P5VD1-X motherboard and Vikings MPT-400 Poweraggregate. Have had 3*250GB harddrives earlier.

So what do you think, to weak poweraggregate? To weak motherboard? To old BIOS? Something els?

driguy
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Post Posted: Sep 23, 2008 17:29 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
Since the problem seems to be the hard drive, I would try it in another computer and see if it does the same thing. If that's the case then I would take it back to where you bought it and get a replacement.

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Post Posted: Sep 23, 2008 18:23 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
If it can't get to the BIOS screen, and you have 4 HDDs in this box along with a DVD or such, I would check the wattage of you PSU

What happens if you leave the HDD plugged in IDE/SATA cable, but without the power cable?
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DB83
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Post Posted: Sep 23, 2008 18:33 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
You did not say whether this new drive was and IDE or SATA(including SATA II).

There is often incompatablity issues with IDE drives. Some just do not like being slave drives. But you could put both on 'cable select' to see if that solves it.

I've had 4 hard drives and 2 CD/DVD drives running on a really avg PSU. That should not be the issue.

MJA
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Post Posted: Sep 23, 2008 21:13 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
DBB3 all new 640 GB hard drives are SATA.
guessing one of two things
BIOS
DOA

Espen
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Post Posted: Sep 24, 2008 12:39 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
Itīs a SATA2. I tried unplug some of the other drives and now it star up, however the harddrive dosenīt seem to spin up and isnīt find in BIOS! So i donīt realy know whats wrong, maybey either the system canīt handle as big as 640Gb? Or maybe it is a faulty disc?

Is there a way to see if the system has a limit for maximum harddrive capacitet?


MJA wrote:
DBB3 all new 640 GB hard drives are SATA.
guessing one of two things
BIOS
DOA



What does DOA mean? I looked at the BIOS updats and there are some minor updates in the newest BIOS, however nothing concerning bigger harddrives.

MJA
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Post Posted: Sep 24, 2008 13:47 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
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