IDE HDD removed, now PC won't boot and gives 'Hardware Configuration Error' - TechRepublic
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May 1, 2008 at 02:41 AM
djbazzsta

IDE HDD removed, now PC won’t boot and gives ‘Hardware Configuration Error’

by djbazzsta . Updated 18 years, 2 months ago

I had a 160GB IDE HDD and a 160GB SATA HDD connected to my board and then removed the IDE HDD. My OS was stored on the SATA Drive, and the IDE Drive was empty, but when I removed the IDE Drive, Windows won’t boot up and says that I have a hardware configuration error. Is it possible to change some settings in the BIOS or something to get the SATA drive booting again without putting the IDE Drive back?

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