XP won't boot

[Richard Miller]

I have 2 HD and the computer boots just fine. I take the secondary drive off
and it will not boot. XP is booting off the Primary. XP is loaded on both
drives, don't ask why, I don't know. The drive is good, the BOIS is good, I
cleaned up the boot sector and recopy the 2 loading files. I made a boot
disk which won't work, the CD won't load, the CD is good. Everything works
with the two hard drive and when I pull the secondary drive off then nothing
works. I have been at this for 3 days. I tested the HD and it's ok. I must
be missing a file but can't figure out what it might be. The BIOS,
motherboard, are even the HD might be bad, but the computer works just find
with both hard drives. This is driving my crazy. I feel stupid, being an
x-computer and network tech for over 10 years. When I do find out what is
wrong, I will really feel stupid. My next step is to take the hard drive and
put it on another computer and see what happens. Any ideas will be
appreciated.

Richard

 

[Guest]

Richard:

I will assume that you have been changing the drive
jumpers to reflect master/slave or drives are set for
cable select.

Do you get any error messages during any boot process you
get?

Tried to boot into safe mode (F8 key just as the loading
windows message comes up - or my way just keep banging
the F8 after the bios post screen goes away)?

As crazy as it may sound I'm wondering if somehow the
computer has managed to load part of the OS onto the
secondary drive. Doing a repair installation by booting
directly from the XP installation CD might be a way to
reload the single drive with the necessary files.

Good luck! OH YEA IT'S MONDAY!!!

 

[R. C. White]

Hi, again, Richard.

How many times are you going to continue to post this same question? Have
you read the responses that we've posted to your earlier versions of the
same question? You have not yet Replied to our questions asking for further
information.

We're trying hard to help you, but we have no indication that you are
listening to us. If you read this, please click the Reply button and say
so. DO NOT CLICK NEW!!! That starts a new thread with no connection to the
prior messages.

When we get an indication that you are paying attention, I will try again to
help you.

RC

 

[Richard Miller]

All it was, was the jumper on the hard drive. After pulling the secondary
drive off I have to reset the jumper on the primary. I told you I would feel
stupid once I figured it out

Richard

 

[Harry Ohrn]

Richard did you figure out how to create a single post and work your way
through a thread? The importance is that it helps those of us who are trying
to offer assistance to follow your progress.