Issues with new HDD

[Arti]

So I'm building a new computer and everything works fine at first. Got the OS up and running, installed programs and drivers. However when I reset my computer to get them to kick in, Windows freezes at the loading screen. I try to find out what's up and I can boot in safe mode fine, but not normally. I still have all my files and programs that I put on there. When I try to reformat, it doesn't detect my hard drive (I'm not sure why I'm sometimes prompted to choose if I want to boot in safe mode). Anybody have any ideas?'

P.S. it is a 120GB Maxtor Diamond hard drive.

 

[Supremo]

However when I reset my computer to get them to kick in, Windows freezes at the loading screen.
P.S. it is a 120GB Maxtor Diamond hard drive.

Why did you use reset and not shutdown or restart the computer properly?

At safe mode try a system restore - sounds like one of the drivers you installed got corrupt.

 

[Arti]

Didn't mean literally reset, but restarted, etc. I will try it, brb.

 

[Trizoy]

Jumpers set correctly? Is it ide or Sata? Im assuming it is recognized..?