xp freezes when i turn on hard drive

w800iw800i
edited February 2006 in Hardware
got a new hard drive maxtor 200gb but soon as i turn it on pc freezes up can some 1 plz help me :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:

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  • gibbonslgibbonsl Grand Forks AFB
    edited February 2006
    if it is external make sure it is on before you boot the system, also try a different USB/Firewire port

    also try it on a different computer if at all possible

    if internal check the jumpers for correct postion, if it is correct, try Cable select
  • w800iw800i
    edited February 2006
    hd is a external tryed all 4 usb port stil happens its driven me:grr: tryed it on my brother pc and it work:grr::grr::grr:
  • gibbonslgibbonsl Grand Forks AFB
    edited February 2006
    what motherboard do you have?

    OS?
  • OrfuOrfu
    edited February 2006
    Did the harddrive come with any drivers you need to install? also, when thats the case and youve installed the driver, make sure you keep the HD on 1 usb port, dont switch between them. If you do, you have to reinstall the driver etc, for that usb drive again.

    Hope this helps. You can also look on the manufacturers website to see if that has the solution to your problems
  • w800iw800i
    edited February 2006
    asrock k7s8x amd athlon 2400+ 2.00ghz
  • gibbonslgibbonsl Grand Forks AFB
    edited February 2006
    have you tryed reinstalling the motherboard drivers
  • w800iw800i
    edited February 2006
    yes m8 tryed that i even reinstall xp again and stil nothing
  • FlintstoneFlintstone SE Florida
    edited February 2006
    Are you up to SP2 in XP? It could be a drive size issue or a USB controller driver issue which would be taken care of with the latest XP service packs.

    Just a thought.

    Flint
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