Object of exercise: Upgrading memory and Disk space> I want the small 180 Gig SATA HDD currently fitted to be the boot up and system operating drive and the new 500 Gig SATA drive to be for programs and in-work tasks
PC = Dell Inspiration 6400. Fitted new BIOS battery. Fully formatted 180 gig HDD and reloaded WinXP to SP 3 plus updates. Loaded current drivers from Dell site, upgraded BIOS latest version, 9 to 12, All working normally. Re-lettered existing DVD to letter H. Added additional new 500 Gig HDD and restarted. No sign of new drive. Turned off Windows firewall, no change. Virus program not yet fitted.
Removed existing Drive C containing WinXP Op system. Removed BIOS battery and then refitted battery. Fitted new 500Gig drive, fully formatted it, loaded.
fresh copy of WinXP, updated up to SP3. Drive and WinXP worked perfectly.
PC turned Off, added original 180 Gig HDD, started PC. all disks show in Bios and on “My Computer”.
Reinstalled 180 Gig as operating system drive, swapped MB SATA cables, and set 180 Gig HDD as boot drive, still cannot see new 500Gig drive, also not showing up in BIOS setup, Boot order or My Computer.
Removed BIOS battery and refitted. Installed 500 Gig HDD as C, boot drive. The system is now in full working order, Drive C, D now shows up in BIOS and on “My Computer” and PC is fully operational.
Problem: Cant get PC to accept 180 Gig drive for Boot up/ Operating system while using 500 Gig for programs/work.
Any suggestion would be helpful, regards acepage
