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I have an old computer that I'm giving to my friend - my pc had win 98 but I took the HD out and put it in my new one (as a slave - I had way too much stuff on it copy to the new HD).

I took my friends HD and "tried" to install in my old pc - it won't go on - power goes on, Cd lights up, etc. but thats it.

Her HD is a Seagate Medalist 3221 2-3gb
My computer is a "clone", Intel motherboard (i have no idea what it is...)
What am I doing wrong...I checked the cables and connectors (the big gray cable) and installed on different ones - same results.

Any suggestions?:eek: I'm going bonkers - it shouldn't be this difficult, could it?

Cindy.

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Try powering the computer with the most minimalist setup. ie. CPU, one RAM stick and a VGA card (if you dont have one onboard). If the computer doesn't work, try cleaning up all the contact areas and make sure all hardware is plugged in tight.

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