XP Pro + external Harddrive + no boot KYFHO <kyfho[ at ]disney.com> 6/4/2007 5:36:13 PM I have a Pentium 4 with an intertal 200gb hard drive partitioned into equal sized c,d,e drives, 2 dvds e&f also internal is a 300gb drive as I. I also have a 500 gb external drive via USB as drive K When the external drive is powered on the computer won't get past the "Blue Screen" act's almost like it is hung up or looking for something on the external drive. Disconect the usb or power down the unit, the computer boots just fine Any idea's

Re: XP Pro + external Harddrive + no boot "Unknown" <unknown[ at ]unknown.kom> 6/4/2007 5:52:35 PM Try deleting the external drive then power down, power on with drive connected and let 'new hardware detected' install it for you. "KYFHO" <kyfho[ at ]disney.com> wrote in message news:Xns99456BDD76B37kyfhodisneynet[ at ]63.218.45.252... [Quoted Text] >I have a Pentium 4 with an intertal 200gb hard drive partitioned into equal > sized c,d,e drives, 2 dvds e&f also internal is a 300gb drive as I. > > I also have a 500 gb external drive via USB as drive K > > When the external drive is powered on the computer won't get past the > "Blue > Screen" act's almost like it is hung up or looking for something on the > external drive. > > Disconect the usb or power down the unit, the computer boots just fine > > Any idea's

Re: XP Pro + external Harddrive + no boot Ron Martell <ron.martell[ at ]gmail.com> 6/4/2007 6:22:22 PM KYFHO <kyfho[ at ]disney.com> wrote: [Quoted Text] >I have a Pentium 4 with an intertal 200gb hard drive partitioned into equal >sized c,d,e drives, 2 dvds e&f also internal is a 300gb drive as I. > >I also have a 500 gb external drive via USB as drive K > >When the external drive is powered on the computer won't get past the "Blue >Screen" act's almost like it is hung up or looking for something on the >external drive. > >Disconect the usb or power down the unit, the computer boots just fine > >Any idea's Check your BIOS setup for drive boot priority sequence. Make sure that only the CD/DVD (first) and hard drive (second) are listed, assuming your PC does not have a 3.5 diskette drive. If that does not provide a solution contact your motherboard's manufacturer or check their web site for any tech support notes regarding this issue and/or any BIOS updates that correct it. Good luck Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada -- Microsoft MVP (1997 - 2008) On-Line Help Computer Service http://onlinehelp.bc.ca Syberfix Remote Computer Repair "Anyone who thinks that they are too small to make a difference has never been in bed with a mosquito."