Start Failure - Win XP SATA HDD with SATA DVD re-writer

[petersforster]

Good evening,

I was running a Win XP SP2 OS with a small capacity IDE HDD fitted with a SATA DVD re-writer, IDE CD re-writer and IDE CD reader. Due to the limited capacity of the HDD, I installed a new SATA 200Gb HDD with the OS installed and the IDE HDD, re-formatted. With the SATA HDD in circuit, the OS fails to start - when the 'beads' run across the bottom of the screen, they continue to run and the system fails to start. When, however, I disonnect the SATA DVD re-writer the system starts and functions correctly. Please, can anyone help me resolve this problem as I would, really, like to have the use of the SATA DVD re-writer.

Thank you, in anticipation.

 

[KSoD]

Do you have the SATA HDD as the first boot device? Not the SATA DVD Drive?

 

[philbar71]

i hate it when the bar goes around indefinitely. dont know why it does this
vista has done that to me several times i just restarted and it worked again.

 

[petersforster]

Yes, the HDD is the primary boot option

 

[KSoD]

Do you have a powerful enough PSU?

 

[Lexluethar]

Do you have the SATA drive enabled within the BIOS? AHCP or whatever its called.

 

[petersforster]

Hello Mak213, yes the PSU has plenty of spare capacity.

 

[petersforster]

Hello LexLuther, Yes, the SATA HDD works fine with the SATA DVD re-writer out of circuit. When the SATA DVD re-writer is connecte, on firing up the PC, the device is "seen" and listed but when it gets to the 'beads' running across the screen - the start-up 'stalls'!