My new Harddrive didn´t work, to weak computer?

[Espen]

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]

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.

[stiltman]

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?

[DB83]

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]

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

[Espen]

It´s a SATA2. I tried unplug some of the other drives and now it star up, however the harddrive dosen´t seem to spin up and isn´t find in BIOS! So i don´t realy know whats wrong, maybey either the system can´t 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?

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]

Dead on arrival