I am sorry to revisit this issue (original post - but I made a real dumb mistake when I first went through this process and had to start over again (created a partition that ended up being too small for XPP).
Reprise:
I installed a DeskStar IC35L040AVVA07-0 (Hitachi) HDD as a slave (Device 1) (FRU19K1567) along with a Maxtor 6L040J2 40 GB as the master (Device 0). Jumpers are set to master and slave as per the manufacturer’s specs. Cable is connected correctly.
The computer is set up as a multi boot system:
C: - Fat32 - OS = Win 98
D: - NTFS – OS = Win 2000 Pro
E: - NTFS – OS = Win XPPro
F: - Fat32 – Storage/Work partition
I ran Killdisk on the slave to wipe it before reformatting. I created an extended partition on the slave and created 3 more logical drives:
F:
G:
H:.
Both drives are visible in the BIOS.
When I boot the computer and choose Win98 it starts fine. When I choose to start the computer in either Win2K or XPP I receive a stop error “Innaccessible_Boot_Device”.
I can start the computer in safe mode in either Win2K or XPP and access the slave.
When I disconnect the slave the computer starts normally.
I have tried the system with and without formatting the slave.
I have tried to start the system with the jumper on the slave set to “2 GB clip – slave” and I receive the stop error.
I used the Hitachi Drive Fitness Test (v4.05) which returned no problems on either drive. Hitachi has no suggestions.
Originally I created the partitions on the slave with fdisk and created primary, logical and extended partitions. I thought that this may have been the problem and I repartitioned the slave creating one extended partition across the whole of the drive, with the logical drives within this extended partition. When I start the computer I get the same stop error so I am assuming that the partitioning issue is not the problem.
The points we know for sure are that the master and slave work when the computer is started in Win98 (Fat32), it will start in safe mode in either Win2K or XPP (NTFS) but it will not start in either Win2K or XPP (NTFS) in normal mode.
F: was set to Fat32 to allow access from Win98. There are no issues with the master.
The system information is as follows:
Computer – IBM NetVista 6794-DE4
OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2 Build 2600
System Manufacturer IBM
System Model 6794DE4
System Type X86-based PC
Processor x86 Family 15 Model 2 Stepping 4 GenuineIntel ~2192 Mhz
BIOS Version/Date IBM 20KT46AUS, 6/4/2004
SMBIOS Version 2.31
Windows Directory D:\WINDOWS
System Directory D:\WINDOWS\system32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume1
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)"
Total Physical Memory 768.00 MB
Available Physical Memory 337.29 MB
Total Virtual Memory 2.00 GB
Available Virtual Memory 1.96 GB
Page File Space 1.83 GB
If anyone can give me further insight as to why I cannot start the computer with the 2nd hdd installed I would be very grateful.
Thank you
Reprise:
I installed a DeskStar IC35L040AVVA07-0 (Hitachi) HDD as a slave (Device 1) (FRU19K1567) along with a Maxtor 6L040J2 40 GB as the master (Device 0). Jumpers are set to master and slave as per the manufacturer’s specs. Cable is connected correctly.
The computer is set up as a multi boot system:
C: - Fat32 - OS = Win 98
D: - NTFS – OS = Win 2000 Pro
E: - NTFS – OS = Win XPPro
F: - Fat32 – Storage/Work partition
I ran Killdisk on the slave to wipe it before reformatting. I created an extended partition on the slave and created 3 more logical drives:
F:
G:
H:.
Both drives are visible in the BIOS.
When I boot the computer and choose Win98 it starts fine. When I choose to start the computer in either Win2K or XPP I receive a stop error “Innaccessible_Boot_Device”.
I can start the computer in safe mode in either Win2K or XPP and access the slave.
When I disconnect the slave the computer starts normally.
I have tried the system with and without formatting the slave.
I have tried to start the system with the jumper on the slave set to “2 GB clip – slave” and I receive the stop error.
I used the Hitachi Drive Fitness Test (v4.05) which returned no problems on either drive. Hitachi has no suggestions.
Originally I created the partitions on the slave with fdisk and created primary, logical and extended partitions. I thought that this may have been the problem and I repartitioned the slave creating one extended partition across the whole of the drive, with the logical drives within this extended partition. When I start the computer I get the same stop error so I am assuming that the partitioning issue is not the problem.
The points we know for sure are that the master and slave work when the computer is started in Win98 (Fat32), it will start in safe mode in either Win2K or XPP (NTFS) but it will not start in either Win2K or XPP (NTFS) in normal mode.
F: was set to Fat32 to allow access from Win98. There are no issues with the master.
The system information is as follows:
Computer – IBM NetVista 6794-DE4
OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2 Build 2600
System Manufacturer IBM
System Model 6794DE4
System Type X86-based PC
Processor x86 Family 15 Model 2 Stepping 4 GenuineIntel ~2192 Mhz
BIOS Version/Date IBM 20KT46AUS, 6/4/2004
SMBIOS Version 2.31
Windows Directory D:\WINDOWS
System Directory D:\WINDOWS\system32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume1
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)"
Total Physical Memory 768.00 MB
Available Physical Memory 337.29 MB
Total Virtual Memory 2.00 GB
Available Virtual Memory 1.96 GB
Page File Space 1.83 GB
If anyone can give me further insight as to why I cannot start the computer with the 2nd hdd installed I would be very grateful.
Thank you