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Old 09-06-2007, 11:06 AM   #1
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HARDWARE ISSUE: windows wont boot when external harddrive
windows wont boot when external harddrive is attached via usb , i see black screen with underscore. When i take HD off it boots fine.


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Old 09-06-2007, 11:07 AM   #2
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So it starts booting windows then stops responding?
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Old 09-06-2007, 11:10 AM   #3
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So it starts booting windows then stops responding?

nah , i reboot and get the black screen with underscore windows hasnt started to load.

I went into BIOS and disabled USB from the boot Oorder already.
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Old 09-06-2007, 11:33 AM   #4
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nah , i reboot and get the black screen with underscore windows hasnt started to load.

I went into BIOS and disabled USB from the boot Oorder already.
Yeah I was going to say boot order

Try setting the internal HD to first boot maybe.. shrug
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Old 09-06-2007, 11:39 AM   #5
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Old 09-06-2007, 11:39 AM   #6
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Perhaps a jumper setting on one or all the drives should be checked. This ancient technology still has a way of screwing things up!
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Perhaps a jumper setting on one or all the drives should be checked. This ancient technology still has a way of screwing things up!

interesting ill check that now
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You might try pluging into a different USB port
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Old 09-06-2007, 12:14 PM   #9
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I'm guessing a jump setting as well.... if it's set to Master, it might be conflicting with the HD in your computer.
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