Computer won't start with external hard drive connected?

themighty · 03-16-2009, 03:22 PM

The boot order was already 1st - CDROM, 2nd - Hard Disk, 3rd - Removable, 4th - Network, but now I've turn off all the options except Hard Disk, and I still freezes when I put the MyBook in. Is it possible that the boot order isn't the problem? When I plug the external hard in when I am already on the bios screen, the computer freezes too.

themighty · 03-18-2009, 03:16 AM

Sorry to be a pest, but can anybody help me? MyBooks are pretty popular, so I'm guessing I'm not the only one who had this problem. Is switching off USB Legacy support not a good option?

**johnb35** · 03-18-2009, 03:31 AM

Switching off legacy usb allows any usb devices like a mouse or keyboard to work before actually entering windows environment. So if you don't have it enabled and you have a usb keyboard then you won't be able to access the bios or boot into safe mode.

As far as your external drive, try it in another computer and see what happens. It sounds like its trying to boot to it when its plugged in or the drive is already bad.

03-18-2009, 03:31 AM	#3 (permalink)
johnb35 Moderator Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Near Joliet Illinois Age: 39 Posts: 3,651	Switching off legacy usb allows any usb devices like a mouse or keyboard to work before actually entering windows environment. So if you don't have it enabled and you have a usb keyboard then you won't be able to access the bios or boot into safe mode. As far as your external drive, try it in another computer and see what happens. It sounds like its trying to boot to it when its plugged in or the drive is already bad. __________________ Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R CPU - E8400 Memory - 2GB Corsair XMS2 (2x 1gb) Graphics - ATI HD3870 Hard Drives - 250GB Seagate DVD Drive - Lite-On DVD Burner - Lite-On Power Supply - Rosewill RP600V2-S-SL 600W 22" Acer widescreen AL2216WBD

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03-16-2009, 03:22 PM	#1 (permalink)
themighty Bronze Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 25	The boot order was already 1st - CDROM, 2nd - Hard Disk, 3rd - Removable, 4th - Network, but now I've turn off all the options except Hard Disk, and I still freezes when I put the MyBook in. Is it possible that the boot order isn't the problem? When I plug the external hard in when I am already on the bios screen, the computer freezes too.

03-18-2009, 03:16 AM	#2 (permalink)
themighty Bronze Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 25	Sorry to be a pest, but can anybody help me? MyBooks are pretty popular, so I'm guessing I'm not the only one who had this problem. Is switching off USB Legacy support not a good option?