help: two dard drive problem

[peter]

hi there,

i have a p4, 2.5Ghz, 256MB PC2100, 6GB and 160GB HD.

The 6GB HD came from my old computer. I am sure that all
the HD are good. My computer freezes when i try to
access the bigger hard drive. It only happens when i am
loading a lot of files like viewing my pictures. So i
upgraded to 512MB PC3200, exchanged the board with new
one. I didnt if it was the memory or a faulty board but
the overall performance gets a boost and it stoped
freezing.

However it happened again when i tried to install winamp
onto the 160GB HD while havin WinXP on the 6GB one.

Do MS not recommand installing OS on one HD and programs
on another?

thanks

Pete

 

[CS]

hi there,

i have a p4, 2.5Ghz, 256MB PC2100, 6GB and 160GB HD.

The 6GB HD came from my old computer. I am sure that all
the HD are good. My computer freezes when i try to
access the bigger hard drive. It only happens when i am
loading a lot of files like viewing my pictures. So i
upgraded to 512MB PC3200, exchanged the board with new
one. I didnt if it was the memory or a faulty board but
the overall performance gets a boost and it stoped
freezing.

However it happened again when i tried to install winamp
onto the 160GB HD while havin WinXP on the 6GB one.

Do MS not recommand installing OS on one HD and programs
on another?

thanks

Pete

You can certainly install the OS on one hard drive and programs on the
other. You may have a driver conflict causing the freeze ups.
First thing to do is update your video drivers if possible. Make
sure you have all the latest drivers installed for your hardware
including the motherboard. Next, you might want to see if there is a
flash BIOS update for your motherboard.