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Name: gary112121213232
Date: July 12, 2003 at 20:45:08 Pacific
Subject: disk read error
OS: windows xp
CPU/Ram: P4 1700MHZ 256

Comment:

i tried to install a secondary hard drive and bios recognizes it but when i select it just after the screen where it says press del to enter setup an error comes up saying disk read error
press control alt delete to restart this comes up everytime

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Response Number 1

Name: WARLOCK
Date: July 12, 2003 at 21:37:37 Pacific

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Have you set the jumper on the second hard disk to slave? Thats if you have put the second hard drive as primary slave or secondary slave.

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Response Number 2

Name: gary112121213232
Date: July 12, 2003 at 22:02:00 Pacific

Reply: (edit)

yes i have its the secondary slave

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Response Number 3

Name: WARLOCK
Date: July 12, 2003 at 22:05:58 Pacific

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Can you explain in a bit more detail. You say the bios detects it. so why do you need to select it?

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Response Number 4

Name: gary112121213232
Date: July 13, 2003 at 20:03:53 Pacific

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to use it like it has an option where i choose which hdd i want to boot with

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