Odd boot problem; requires slave device

[Guest djarvinen]

I have an odd boot problem.

 

I can only connect two IDE devices to my PC, so I often physically

swap my CD/ROM with my 2nd hard drive, depending upon which one I

need.

 

If I have the 2nd hard drive or the CD/ROM attatched, no problem.

 

But if leave the 2nd IDE slot 'empty', I get an error on boot,

something like 'NTOS kernel corrupted' (sorry, don't remember exactly;

I will get exact message if necessary), and the PC will not boot to

Windows.

 

But if I plug in a 2nd device (even if it is the CD/ROM drive WITHOUT

a CD in it), the system boots fine.

 

How weird is that?

 

PS

This happened when I had Win2K installed as well as with my new WinXP

Pro system.

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Odd boot problem; requires slave device

 

 

"djarvinen" <djarvinen@gmail.com> wrote in message

news:ce675d48-c706-48e1-bfd8-4ee83acefd76@40g2000prx.googlegroups.com...

>I have an odd boot problem.

>

> I can only connect two IDE devices to my PC, so I often physically

> swap my CD/ROM with my 2nd hard drive, depending upon which one I

> need.

>

> If I have the 2nd hard drive or the CD/ROM attatched, no problem.

>

> But if leave the 2nd IDE slot 'empty', I get an error on boot,

> something like 'NTOS kernel corrupted' (sorry, don't remember exactly;

> I will get exact message if necessary), and the PC will not boot to

> Windows.

>

> But if I plug in a 2nd device (even if it is the CD/ROM drive WITHOUT

> a CD in it), the system boots fine.

>

> How weird is that?

>

> PS

> This happened when I had Win2K installed as well as with my new WinXP

> Pro system.

 

This is probably a hardware, not a Windows question, hence a hardware

newsgroup may be a better place to post it. Anyway, many hard disks have two

jumper settings: One is labelled "Drive is single master", the other "Master

with slave present". Your disk might be incorrectly jumpered.

[Guest djarvinen]

Re: Odd boot problem; requires slave device

 

On Oct 22, 11:30 am, "Pegasus \(MVP\)" <I....@fly.com.oz> wrote:

> "djarvinen" <djarvi...@gmail.com> wrote in message

>

> news:ce675d48-c706-48e1-bfd8-4ee83acefd76@40g2000prx.googlegroups.com...

>

>

>

>

>

> >I have an odd boot problem.

>

> > I can only connect two IDE devices to my PC, so I often physically

> > swap my CD/ROM with my 2nd hard drive, depending upon which one I

> > need.

>

> > If I have the 2nd hard drive or the CD/ROM attatched, no problem.

>

> > But if leave the 2nd IDE slot 'empty', I get an error on boot,

> > something like 'NTOS kernel corrupted' (sorry, don't remember exactly;

> > I will get exact message if necessary), and the PC will not boot to

> > Windows.

>

> > But if I plug in a 2nd device (even if it is the CD/ROM drive WITHOUT

> > a CD in it), the system boots fine.

>

> > How weird is that?

>

> > PS

> > This happened when I had Win2K installed as well as with my new WinXP

> > Pro system.

>

> This is probably a hardware, not a Windows question, hence a hardware

> newsgroup may be a better place to post it. Anyway, many hard disks have two

> jumper settings: One is labelled "Drive is single master", the other "Master

> with slave present". Your disk might be incorrectly jumpered.

 

I think you have it. I seem to remember about 12 different combo

settings on that hard drive, some which seemed quite bizarre.

Thanks.