So I recently purchased a second SATA HDD for my computer to use as
extra storage. It is a Maxtor DiamndMax 10. I had been using it
prerfectly fine for about a month, when all of a sudden my computer
starts to hang at boot. Every time I booted it up, it would post, and
then the boot loop would come on, and about halfway through the second
bar it would stop for just a second then resume, and keep looping
forever until I shut off the computer. After unplugging various
devices, I figured out it was that second SATA. The strange thing is
that when I start up my computer in safe mode, it boots just fine, and
the drive is there and working perfectly. Also, if I unplug the second
drive, Windows works fine, and if Itry to plug it in while Windows is
running, my computer shuts down (is this normal for internal drives?)
Before this happened, I did not make any hardware or software changes,
the only new thing was I was LAN-ing with my friend for the first time,
but I don't see how this could affect it. I have about 90GB of files
and documents on there which I need, and would prefer to get it
working as soon as possible. Here is what I have tried, all to no
avail:
1. System restore
2. msconfig; disabling certain boot services
3. Double checked the BIOS settings, tried restoring to default
4. chkdisk
5. checked the power supply
6. Checked boot.ini
7. Updated chipset drivers
8. Updated BIOS
9. Checked Maxtor site for utilities, none were relevant
10. Plugged the drives into various SATA ports on my mobo (2+3)

Please, can anyone help or give me any ideas?

PS: Do you think putting the drive in an enclosure or adding a SATA to
IDE adapter would work if this is a driver issue?

blacklotus90@gmail.com wrote

What shows up in the event log after that situation ?

Thats significant. Since safe mode doesnt load most of the drivers,
it looks rather like one of the drivers for something else is causing
a problem when the second sata drive is plugged in.

Are you plugging in just the sata data cable or the power too ?

Its not normal if its just the data cable.

It might have been what installed the driver that is now
having a problem with the second sata drive at boot time.

Try using a restore point to before the LANing.

How far back tho ?

Yes, an external enclosure would likely fix it.

The SATA to IDE adapter might well too. Too much of a kludge for me tho.

Make sure the SATA conectors are pluged in right. THey are a stupid
design and can come out very easily. Had problems with lock up s and
stuff turns out the SATA conector was just not pluged in all the way.
Bumpedit doing some stuff inmy PC.

Bye.



On Sat, 8 Jul 2006 07:05:00 +1000, "Rod Speed"
<rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote:

Home Theatre Guy wrote
It cant be that, it wouldnt come up fine in safe mode if it was that.

Maybe mine worked fien than randomly locked up. So i guess it depends
how far our the plug is


On Sat, 8 Jul 2006 17:36:14 +1000, "Rod Speed"
<rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote: