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Pc Tech Question

I have 2 hard drives
Hard drive #1 has my OS on it
Hard drive #2 is used for mp3's
the problem is that when i disconnect hard drive #2 my computer will not boot up I also have the hard drives connect to a controller card "Promise ultra100tx" can anyone help me

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where does the boot stop?

what os are you using?

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You probably have your MAster Boot Record (MBR) on disk2

Let me make a guess: Was disk 2 the original disk where the OS used to be and you added disk 1 later and reinstalled windows on that disk?

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Originally posted by ToolkiT
You probably have your MAster Boot Record (MBR) on disk2

Let me make a guess: Was disk 2 the original disk where the OS used to be and you added disk 1 later and reinstalled windows on that disk?

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Felipe Garcia
Happy Treo 600 user, so far. Thanx Cingular for having an unlocked phone.

My Treo 600 is my phone, my PDA, my watch, and my MP3 player. Oh yeah, I take a picture once in a while with it. Convergence is such a great thing.

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My OS is win xp pro.
Drive 2 was my original drive where my OS use to be...the system stops at the boot screen

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Check also for your BIOS settings, makes sure HD settings are on auto-detect.

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