Speederlander
08-01-2007, 06:44 PM
Ok, broke out my XBX2 after my P5K-D took a dirt nap. It boots up fine with a raptor hooked up to a black port but when I add ANY additional HDs (either in black ICH7 ports or in Marvel ports) it won't boot. It finishes post and the Marvel check then just sits there with a cursor flashing. Never even tries to load Windows...at all.
I am SURE I have my XP drive set for the boot drive. I have checked this about 20 times now. No matter what I do, as soon as an extra drive is hooked up, no boot at all. I unplug the extra drive, boots right up.
I must be doing something really stupid. Marvel sata secondary control is enabled in BIOS, so that's not it (plus I can plug the drive into black ICH7 slot or Marvel slot, no difference). I have the boot settings correct (for XP, etc.). I have no DVD in the DVD drive. I have no floppy plugged in. Comp is totally stable, there are no OC issues that I am aware of. It is reading the extra drive(s) because it shows up in BIOS.
I should at least be able to boot when my drives are all on the black ICH7 plugs!!
All help is greatly appreciated!
I am SURE I have my XP drive set for the boot drive. I have checked this about 20 times now. No matter what I do, as soon as an extra drive is hooked up, no boot at all. I unplug the extra drive, boots right up.
I must be doing something really stupid. Marvel sata secondary control is enabled in BIOS, so that's not it (plus I can plug the drive into black ICH7 slot or Marvel slot, no difference). I have the boot settings correct (for XP, etc.). I have no DVD in the DVD drive. I have no floppy plugged in. Comp is totally stable, there are no OC issues that I am aware of. It is reading the extra drive(s) because it shows up in BIOS.
I should at least be able to boot when my drives are all on the black ICH7 plugs!!
All help is greatly appreciated!