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  1. peterjones

    Windows 8 Windows 8 won't allow me to add a second hard drive

    I try to add a second internal SATA 6 hard drive to my computer. On restart, Windows 8 gives a message "Preparing for Repair" and after few seconds it restarts computer and again the same message and continues to restart. This SATA was already working smoothly with Windows 7 and Windows 8 RP...
    • peterjones
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    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  2. MikeHawthorne

    Windows 7 Need Suggestion for additional internal hard drive.

    Hi I haven't changed an internal hard drive in years but my main concern is getting the correct type of hard drive to add. My friend has a Dell Dimension 8300 from abut 2004 that he want's to add a hard drive to. He has only a 80 Gig drive in it and wants to get some thing it the 160 to 250...
    • MikeHawthorne
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    • computer hardware computer maintenance data management dell dimension games gigabytes hard drive ide internal drive memory recommendations sata second drive storage technology upgrade
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Windows Hardware
  3. J

    Windows 7 BIOS Message ?

    I just installed a WD Caviar Black internal as a second drive with no OS on it. It works fine but when I boot up there is a message right after HP splash screen the pops up and down and has something about drives. It's black background with white print. It goes down to fast to read. I don't...
    • Joe S
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    • bios boot issue caviar black computer science disk management error checking hardware internal drive loading screen message pc upgrade second drive storage issues system configuration troubleshooting ultimate user inquiry windows 7
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Windows Hardware
  4. J

    Windows 7 Adding a second drive

    I’m adding a 10x Internal Blu-ray Disc Double-Layer DVD±RW/CD-RW Drive to my computer. Is there a preferred socket I should connect the SATA cable to on the mother board or can I use any empty socket? I'm running Windows 7 (64-bit) Thanks Jessie
    • Jessie711
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    • blu-ray computer hardware drive configuration dvd drive installation motherboard sata cable second drive storage device windows 7
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Hardware
  5. G

    Windows 7 Told windows my second drive is CDFS its not.

    I wanted to make Windows 7 recognize my second hard drive. Following online instructions I went to control panel --> computer management --> storage. when the window opened it asked me what filetype the drive is. I accdentally/stupidly clicked CDFS. now storage manager sees the disk, but...
    • GRY086
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    • access problem cdfs computer management data recovery disk formatting disk management drive recognition file system file type hard drive recovery replugging second drive storage issues troubleshooting unallocated drive user guidance windows 7 windows troubleshooting
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Windows Hardware
  6. A

    Windows Vista Want to install Windows 7 on second drive....How?

    Want to install Windows 7 on second drive....How? I am currently on Vista which is on C: drive, and I want to install Windows 7 on F: drive. How can I do that? Also how will I select which Windows I want to log on to? Thanks.
  7. P

    Windows 7 Relocating personal folder to 2nd drive??

    How can we change the personal folder to be located in the second drive? I know you can go in there and change individual folders, but I always ad folders . I just want to put things in there and have them go to the hard drive! Microsoft should have known to allow this! Easily!
    • professorkev
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    • file management folder structure hard drive microsoft personal folder relocation second drive storage options windows settings
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Desktop Customization
  8. S

    Windows Vista Screen goes black

    When I boot, after the Vista green loading bar disappears and before the Windows Vista logo appears, the system stops to respond (I get a black screen, no mouse, no cursor, no HDD activity, nothing). This occurred after I installed a second hard drive. When I disconnect the drive I can boot up...
    • stsaf
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    • black screen boot issues computer freeze hard drive installation second drive system response troubleshooting windows vista
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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