This started happening a few weeks ago. Before
everything was fine.
I have two hard drives on my PC; one for XP, the other for
programs
and data. When the computer boots up, sometimes it will
only detect
my programs and data hard drive. It takes a few power
downs and
restarts before it’ll notice the OS one.
What might be the problem? The problematic hard drive is
a 120 GB
Western Digital 7200 RPM IDE which I purchased in
December 2002.
When I run the quick SMART test, it’ll pass. I’m running the
extended
test as I speak.
Could it be a worn out cable?
Other specs: Custom built PC with AMD Athlon XP 2400+
processor,
1GB DDR 2100 RAM, ASUS A7N8X-X motherboard (nForce
2 chipset),
Gainward nVidia GeForce 4 MX440, the problem-free HDD
is a 160GB
7200 RPM Seagate.
