[BC] Computer question

[Mark Earle]

Glen Kippel wrote:
> I am having a bit of a problem with a computer here.  One of ours lost its
> motherboard, so I scrounged another computer and moved the hard drive from
> the first computer but it won't boot.  It will boot to Windows with the
> original drive in the working computer, but not with the drive that I need
> that has all my files on it.  Both drive jumpers are set for CS.  What could
> I be overlooking here?  Help!
>
>   

Well.. OK. Usually there are two IDE channels, 0 and 1 (or 1 and 2 on 
some mother boards).

The default is to boot on the "master" or lowest device number, on the 
lowest numbered IDE channel.

You could just put the one drive with your needed files in (have only 1 
drive) and it shoudl boot.. possibly to safe mode.. what version of Windows?

The sound may not work, because of driver differences from the install 
vs your "new" mother board, but it should boot up enough for you to copy 
files.

Or, boot on this PC's original drive, have the 2nd drive in place of the 
CD drive temporarily.. one drive per IDE channel.

Possibly you are trying Cable Select, but the cable has all pins - 
meaning you must manuall set master and slave for two devices on the 
same IDE channel's cable.




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