On Sun, 3 Mar 2002 23:15:29 -0500 Herbert Graf <[log in to unmask]>
writes:
> > I recently bought a 13 GB Hard Drive from a friend, since I needed
> a cheap replacement to my old HD, and now, when the computer boots up
and
> > begins the detections of the HD and CD-ROM drives, it takes close to
half a
> > second for the computer to detect the Hard drive. I went into the
BIOS and
> defined the settings for the HD, so it wouldn't have to auto detect the

> settings every time, unfortunately, this didn't help much. Does anyone
> > have any clue what is wrong and where I could find some information
on this
> > problem?

This has happened to me in the past also. Here are some of the offending
culprits. I can remember being puzzeld because the CMOS was configured
properly.
1. CD-Rom power was not connected properly
2. Slave/Master/Cable select switch not set right on CD or HD.
3.CD and HD not compatible on same IDE ribbon.

Good Luck..
Wayne

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