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    Problems connecting 2nd IDE drive

    Ah, that was it. My master was set to single drive. Thanks a bunch.
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    Problems connecting 2nd IDE drive

    But it's the slave disk that fails. It boots from the master disk. The IDE cable is connected as you described.
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    Problems connecting 2nd IDE drive

    I'm sorry, just after posting this thread someone told me that i had to set one drive to slave on the actual disk. So I did, and now the POST finds both drives and i can boot from my primary drive. But i still get "primary slave disk failure" and i can't access the drive in the bios or in...
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    Problems connecting 2nd IDE drive

    I have a sytem with an IDE drive, from which i boot, and an extra sata drive. I came by another IDE drive that I would like to connect, but when i do so the system can't find either of the IDE drives and won't boot. However, if I only connect (any) one of them it is found and i can boot from it...
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    connecting a new power supply

    Thanks for the tips, guys. I still have problems, though. I connected the new PSU but the computer won't start. The lights on the mobo goes on (from connecting the PSU) but pressing the start button does nothing. No fans, no beeps, no new lights, no nothing. Could the mobo have been damaged...
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    connecting a new power supply

    Hi. My brother blew up my power supply box (?) and now I have to replace it. Does anyone know whether all power supplies are standardized, i.e. if I can safely connect the new one to my mobo without worrying about rearranging the tiny cords in the white plastic connector? Thankful for any advice.
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    total boot failure

    Thanks for the tips, guys. The beep code was indeed for no video card. Also, I managed to get a hold of another computer afterall and switched the cards. It seems mine was broken. Anyway, thank you for the help.
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    total boot failure

    could it be my graphic card is broken? is this what would happend then? is there anyway to check this without having another graphic card?
  9. 18821

    total boot failure

    My computer makes some beeps at startup, the fans are running and the lights are flashing as usual. But my screen is all black. The monitor is working correctly and I know it is not booting all the way because the windows start sound is not heard. I don't know where to start. I can't access the...

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