computer wont start after installing 2 tb hard drive

[22heritage22]

i recently had a 2tb external drive s usb connector break and thought i could just put the hard drive into my computer internally, but now it wont show any thing on the screen. it appears to start and can hear the hard drive start but shows nothing on the moniter. will attempting to put a 2tb hard drive internally damage the motherboard ?, i have a msi 7267 motherboard 4gb ram . any help would b appreciated.

 

[gigabiteme]

i don't know the answer but i know some motherboards/ chipsets, won't
recognize drives over 1 tb-when i did my build one of the components
selling features was it wud handle 1 tb plus hard drives-hopefully someone can help your situation, bye

 

[voyagerfan99]

Did you install Windows (or another operating system) onto the drive? If not, then that's your problem. Drives don't come with an OS loaded on them.

 

[Bobness]

First:
Do you see the BIOS or POST screen? If so, does it boot as far as where you would normally see the OS splash screen?

If you do, then enter the BIOS and check the boot order of your drives.
Sometimes the connections on the motherboard aren't in what one would consider a logical position relative to the order you would expect them to boot.

If you do not see the BIOS screen when you turn on your PC, your memory controller may not support a drive that large. Sometimes this can be remedied by updating the motherboard firmware. Sometimes you need a new memory controller, as older ones aren't always compatible with these larger drives.