Problem with installing hard drive

tim123456789 · 12-07-2005, 09:12 PM

I have a p4 with a 160GB hard drive with winxp. I want to install an old hard drive from my old computer to my new computer as a secondary drive. I want to copy the files off the computer before formatting it. When i install the hard drive, the computer does not detect anything on my computer and windows does not load. my harddrive and cd/dvd drive don't work until i take out the old harddrive. I already changed the jumper settings on both the drives to master and slave. I also don't have a floppy drive to boot from.
Can someone please help me?

Thanks

suprasteve · 12-07-2005, 09:51 PM

your comp is probably trying to boot from the older drive, did you try setting yor boot priority in bios?

tim123456789 · 12-09-2005, 07:43 AM

When I try to go into the bios and change the boot priority nothing shows up. My harddrive and my cd/dvd rom won't show up.

12-07-2005, 09:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
tim123456789 New Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 2	Problem with installing hard drive I have a p4 with a 160GB hard drive with winxp. I want to install an old hard drive from my old computer to my new computer as a secondary drive. I want to copy the files off the computer before formatting it. When i install the hard drive, the computer does not detect anything on my computer and windows does not load. my harddrive and cd/dvd drive don't work until i take out the old harddrive. I already changed the jumper settings on both the drives to master and slave. I also don't have a floppy drive to boot from. Can someone please help me? Thanks

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12-07-2005, 09:51 PM	#2 (permalink)
suprasteve Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Atlanta Posts: 1,355	your comp is probably trying to boot from the older drive, did you try setting yor boot priority in bios?

12-09-2005, 07:43 AM	#3 (permalink)
tim123456789 New Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 2	When I try to go into the bios and change the boot priority nothing shows up. My harddrive and my cd/dvd rom won't show up.