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Re: Multiple Hard Drives
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Diane <[log in to unmask]>
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Personal Computer Hardware discussion List <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Sun, 20 Jun 2010 13:14:36 -0500
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*I forgot to mention that these are internal drives.  The new type, I think
SATA.

Diane
*
On Sun, Jun 20, 2010 at 12:39 PM, <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> That's odd, as I do that frequently.
> Are these external drives USB or ESATA? Is there a USB port adapter
> involved?
>
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: [PCBUILD] Multiple Hard Drives
> From: Diane <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Sat, June 19, 2010 11:33 pm
> To: [log in to unmask]
>
> *I'm running Win 7 on an Asus computer. I have a main drive split into
> partitions C and D. I have another drive that I have Video on and other
> large files. They are were both plugged in.
>
> When I unplugged the Video drive, ** with the computer off and
> unplugged, **the
> computer wouldn't boot. I got the setup screen, but then just a cursor
> in
> the upper left corner of the screen.
>
> I also think that unplugging it and trying to start the computer messed
> up
> the Windows files. I know it doesn't make any sense. But when I plugged
> the Video drive back in and booted, things were terribly different. The
> toolbar looked like a Windows 98 toolbar. Restore didn't work at all.
> Firefox lost a file and wouldn't open. When I opened Word it had to
> reinstall, but didn't need the disk.
>
> It was so bad that I tried my Windows Repair disk, but it wouldn't work.
> I
> finally had to backup my computer, and then use my recovery disk and
> bring
> it back to how it was when I bought it.
>
> So, what's the deal with unplugging extra drives.
>
> Thanks for any help you can give me.
>
> Diane Kroeckel
> *
>
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