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    SATA 1 drive in newer laptop with SATA 2 controller

    OK, I just knocked the rocks out of my head and stuck the SATA 2 drive from the Sony into an older laptop, and it took 20 minutes to boot. So it IS the drive. Thanks for the help!
  2. K

    SATA 1 drive in newer laptop with SATA 2 controller

    Just tried Safe mode with the older drive, and it failed as Windows came up after loading the generic drivers. Still don't know if this is a drive or controller issue. Nertz.
  3. K

    SATA 1 drive in newer laptop with SATA 2 controller

    Maybe, but I've swapped drives in various laptops a dozen times in the past, and never had the BSOD before. It usually just updates the drivers and reboots several times. In this case it fails at the first sign of Windows coming up, right at the first logo.
  4. K

    SATA 1 drive in newer laptop with SATA 2 controller

    I did try to do that with the original drive, and it still took 20 minutes to boot. I will try your suggestion with the older SATA 1 drive and see if that workks. Thanks!
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    SATA 1 drive in newer laptop with SATA 2 controller

    I have a Sony Vaio laptop with a WD 500GB SATA 2 drive in it. It has been wanting to run startup repair on every boot. When it does boot it takes 20 minutes to come up. In order to see if this is a hard drive or controller problem, I stuck a 160 GB SATA 1 drive from an older laptop in it...
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