Second hard drive causing blue screen error



I have two hard drives. I was using one for storage and the other to run
WindowsXP. I received a "blue screen" error on the Windows drive and was
unable to reboot without the error re-appearing.



I then disconnected that drive and installed windows on the other drive with
the intention of recovering files off the first. This is where my issue
begins. When I hook up 4-pin cord as well as the 20/24-pin cord the pc
reboots and I get the blue screen error.



I thought that I would be able to hook up the old drive and access files as
if the drive was storage.



Is there a way I can access this drive as if it were storage? What may be
causing the error? Are two instances of Windows XP trying to run on
reboot?



Any suggestions are appreciated.



Thanks, Bob


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