Built new computer, but...

X24 · 04-19-2008, 04:37 AM

I built my new computer (amd 4200+X2 oc'd to 2.8ghz, 3850 256mb oc'd slightly, 2gb ddr2 800 ram, Tforce board, HEC orion psu, 80gb OS hdd) and i get vista installed and everything is working great except for 2 problems.

1. Vista won't recognize my IDE 250gb HDD. I plug it in to the ide cable and the psu and its running i can tell, but vista just will not recognize it. It is a good drive as i had it in an external drive and it worked just fine on my laptop, but vista will not recognize it.

2. On startup i always go to a screen that asks if i want to continue (press f1) or 2 other options that i have forgotten, and i have to press f1 to start up vista. Is there anyway i can just get to vista immediately? I put my 80gb hdd as what to boot from, but it still brings me to this screen.

Thanks, Mike

X24 · 04-19-2008, 05:01 AM

The drive now won't get recognized in my external hdd case and gets very hot very quickly after being plugged into the psu....im starting to think i fried it somehow..

cohen · 04-19-2008, 05:49 AM

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Originally Posted by X24

im starting to think i fried it somehow..

I would think so....

oscaryu1 · 04-19-2008, 02:12 PM

Agreed... why would you plug a HDD in the computer while it's on? Plain idiotic... (no offense)

royalmarine · 04-19-2008, 02:36 PM

is there a fan for the external drive?

X24 · 04-19-2008, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by oscaryu1

Agreed... why would you plug a HDD in the computer while it's on? Plain idiotic... (no offense)

Ya it was my bad, i really don't know what i was thinking...sucky part is i lost around 90gb worth of videos that i'm going to have to re-rip to a new hard drive.

I guess its just all part of a learning process though.

cohen · 04-19-2008, 10:38 PM

Never plug in anything while the computer is on because you can no only damaged the part but also other parts.

And i think that you have fried the drive.

Sir Travis D · 04-19-2008, 10:56 PM

that's not good.. Did you back it up at all?

04-19-2008, 04:37 AM	#1 (permalink)
X24 Platinum Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 965	Built new computer, but... I built my new computer (amd 4200+X2 oc'd to 2.8ghz, 3850 256mb oc'd slightly, 2gb ddr2 800 ram, Tforce board, HEC orion psu, 80gb OS hdd) and i get vista installed and everything is working great except for 2 problems. 1. Vista won't recognize my IDE 250gb HDD. I plug it in to the ide cable and the psu and its running i can tell, but vista just will not recognize it. It is a good drive as i had it in an external drive and it worked just fine on my laptop, but vista will not recognize it. 2. On startup i always go to a screen that asks if i want to continue (press f1) or 2 other options that i have forgotten, and i have to press f1 to start up vista. Is there anyway i can just get to vista immediately? I put my 80gb hdd as what to boot from, but it still brings me to this screen. Thanks, Mike __________________ AMD 4200+ X2 Foxconn A7GM-S 2gb Wintec AMPX+2gb OCZ gold 80gb windows+320gb storage Nvidia 8800GT Antec NeoPower 550W 19"WS Hanns-G lcd

04-19-2008, 05:01 AM	#2 (permalink)
X24 Platinum Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 965	The drive now won't get recognized in my external hdd case and gets very hot very quickly after being plugged into the psu....im starting to think i fried it somehow.. __________________ AMD 4200+ X2 Foxconn A7GM-S 2gb Wintec AMPX+2gb OCZ gold 80gb windows+320gb storage Nvidia 8800GT Antec NeoPower 550W 19"WS Hanns-G lcd

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oscaryu1 VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Age: 13 Posts: 10,038	Agreed... why would you plug a HDD in the computer while it's on? Plain idiotic... (no offense) __________________ Core 2 Duo E2140 1.6GHz @ 3.04GHz GA-P31-DS3L pqi Turbo CL4 DDR2-800 2GB Sapphire HD3850 256MB Sony Writemaster DVD Burner EIDE Seagate Barracuda 80GB 7200.9 8MB SATII

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cohen Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 14 Posts: 7,029	Never plug in anything while the computer is on because you can no only damaged the part but also other parts. And i think that you have fried the drive. __________________ Cohen Now has Windows Vista Home Premium Service Pack ! View My website My Computer Specs My Computer Pics E-mail + MSN Mac vs PC (Has swearing) How design a free website Where are you in the World??? Computer Forum Poll

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Sir Travis D Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Michigan, USA Age: 14 Posts: 1,167	that's not good.. Did you back it up at all? __________________ Alienware Area-51 M15x Owner Winner of CFclan suicide and whiner medals, 2008

04-19-2008, 02:36 PM	#5 (permalink)
royalmarine Gold Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 374	is there a fan for the external drive?

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