Re: Second hard drive causing blue screen error

Depends entirely on your system as to how it's done, view the manual or
consult online help.
Yes, both drives need to be connected, and BIOS setup is accessed before the
Windows OS boots, usually using the delete, F1, F2, or some other key
stroke.

"Bob H" <bobandshauna@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Excuse my ignorance, but can you direct me to a site that may tell me how
I would do this? Can can this be done without having both plugged in, I
mean can I set a boot order without having the second connected?

thanks, Bob

"Dave B." <mail@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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It is impossible for two instances of XP to attempt to boot a PC.
You probably need to go into BIOS setup and change the boot order of the
hard drives to boot from the one with the fresh install on it. Some
BIOS's will change the primary boot hard drive if a new drive is
connected.

"Bob H" <bobandshauna@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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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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