Alright, so I got an X2 3800+ (upgraded from FX-55). I put it in, reset the CMOS and get Failure to Boot message. So I check the cables and I get this spark from a molex connector. I start to smell something burning. Nex thing I realize, my SATA drive isn't appearing. I am so mad at myself. I don't know what I did wrong. Is it possible something from the motherboard went wrong? I can still boot up but I can't load windows and right now my other drivers are being pains in the ass and refusing to install windows. One says at the setup that the disk might be damaged and the other disk copies the setup files but then I get Error Loading Operating System once the system restarts after the setup files.
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Fried my HD!!!!
- Thread starter iSkylla
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iSkylla said:I am so mad at myself. I don't know what I did wrong.
I do. You checked the cables while the system was still powered!
It's most likely that you've only damaged the drive. Remove it from the system. Check if your mobo requires a SATA drive to be connected to a specific SATA port for it to be a bootable drive, and if so make the necessary connection changes.
Try installing again.
Well, here is what I did. I am doing an Advanced RMA with Maxtor. They said that it was covered under the warrenty. So I should get a new drive soon and I will ship off the old one. My other IDE drives are being a pain. I can't fucking install windows on them. Does it matter if they are connected to the Primary or Secondary port?