If you have not tried this, install just the 40 GB hard drive by itself as
Primary Master with no drive as slave (make sure the jumper is set as either
Master or Single since I don't know how the Seagate drive is jumpered).
Power up the computer and look at the bios display. Does the computer
recognize the drive now? If not the drive is probably trashed and should be
discarded.
"Me2Ewe" <blawrence@shaw.ca> wrote in message
news:O3LT52EDGHA.748@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Hey folks
> I have an Asus P2B motherboard and I am trying to install XP Pro onto one
> 15GB HD and there is another 40GB HD for 2003 server and backups and
> stuff.
> I cannot get it installed. As soon as I hook up two hard drives it wont
> recognize the slave. I have installed it on both separately, but as soon
> as I hook up the other HD I can't boot into XP it will not get past the
> checking slave.
> Any ideas. The COMES settings are both on auto LBA
> Thanks for any help
> Bruce
>

That's the winner You got the prize LV
It is a screwed disc only 3 months old too and no receipt
oh well thanks a lot for everybody's help
Bruce
"LVTravel" <none@nothere.com> wrote in message
news:11r9d8ogvgm0495@corp.supernews.com...
> If you have not tried this, install just the 40 GB hard drive by itself as
> Primary Master with no drive as slave (make sure the jumper is set as
> either Master or Single since I don't know how the Seagate drive is
> jumpered). Power up the computer and look at the bios display. Does the
> computer recognize the drive now? If not the drive is probably trashed
> and should be discarded.
> "Me2Ewe" <blawrence@shaw.ca> wrote in message
> news:O3LT52EDGHA.748@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> Hey folks
>> I have an Asus P2B motherboard and I am trying to install XP Pro onto one
>> 15GB HD and there is another 40GB HD for 2003 server and backups and
>> stuff.
>> I cannot get it installed. As soon as I hook up two hard drives it wont
>> recognize the slave. I have installed it on both separately, but as soon
>> as I hook up the other HD I can't boot into XP it will not get past the
>> checking slave.
>> Any ideas. The COMES settings are both on auto LBA
>> Thanks for any help
>> Bruce
>>
>
>

All may not be lost. Go to Seagate's web site at
http://www.seagate.com/support/service/ and check their warranty and
possibility of getting a replacement. If the unit shows that it was built
within the warranty period you may not have to have a receipt. I was
fortunate a few years ago to have a Maxtor drive replaced without a receipt
only by sending in the drive, they saw the build date on the drive and they
replaced it without charge (except for shipping.)

Good luck.


"Me2Ewe" <blawrence@shaw.ca> wrote in message
news:uNG33aZDGHA.140@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> That's the winner You got the prize LV
> It is a screwed disc only 3 months old too and no receipt
> oh well thanks a lot for everybody's help
> Bruce
> "LVTravel" <none@nothere.com> wrote in message
> news:11r9d8ogvgm0495@corp.supernews.com...
>> If you have not tried this, install just the 40 GB hard drive by itself
>> as Primary Master with no drive as slave (make sure the jumper is set as
>> either Master or Single since I don't know how the Seagate drive is
>> jumpered). Power up the computer and look at the bios display. Does the
>> computer recognize the drive now? If not the drive is probably trashed
>> and should be discarded.
>> "Me2Ewe" <blawrence@shaw.ca> wrote in message
>> news:O3LT52EDGHA.748@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>>> Hey folks
>>> I have an Asus P2B motherboard and I am trying to install XP Pro onto
>>> one 15GB HD and there is another 40GB HD for 2003 server and backups and
>>> stuff.
>>> I cannot get it installed. As soon as I hook up two hard drives it wont
>>> recognize the slave. I have installed it on both separately, but as soon
>>> as I hook up the other HD I can't boot into XP it will not get past the
>>> checking slave.
>>> Any ideas. The COMES settings are both on auto LBA
>>> Thanks for any help
>>> Bruce
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
>