Hangs on POST/bootstrap under specific HDD configuration

K

Kevin C.

Hoping someone can help me with this.

I have Win2k installed on a SATA drive (NTFS). Standalone, it works fine.

But I am trying to attach my older drive as well, which is an ATA-100 drive
(FAT32). As soon as I attach this drive to the IDE channel, Win2k will no
longer boot. It just sits at the final POST screen. I know it's not a BIOS
problem because WinXP boots just fine and can read the other HDD. If I
remove the other drive, then Win2k will work again and act like nothing
happened (no safe mode prompt). So I am a bit puzzled here.
 
B

Bob I

What is/was on the FAT32 drive? Sounds like W2K is seeing something on
the old drive but XP just blows by it.
 

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