System keeps hanging

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SIHOLLIES

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Hi people

I have just installed a new hdd seagate 60 gig 7200 rpm which went in without too many probs.
But my system now keeps hanging. about 2 mins after it boots up.
I disconnected it and my sys seems to run ok.
also when i try and d/load picture from my digi camera via USB it hangs too.

I have a 300 watt psu.
1.6+ ghz amd cpu
another 20gig maxtor hdd
dvd drive liteon cdrw


I noticed though that the case was very warm when the 60 gig drive was in, but the fan was spinning
 
Shadey

Shadey

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what fan ? case fan ?
what do u have ? - a midi tower ? how many fans ?

are u saying - that it nearly always hang after 2 mins (give or take several seconds) ?
so if u boot up and left it in DOS for 2 mins - does it hang ?

if thats the case - it might be over heating - but - i wouldnt expect a 60 gig 7200 rpm drive to over heat in such a short period of use ?

i suggest u monitor the mobo temperature with and without the hard disk running - could be inside case temp affecting mobo temp.

if it is high inside case temp - i suggest a few extra fans - placed in good locations to improve air flow.
 
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SIHOLLIES

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I am running xp
the case is well ventilated and nowhere near a rad.
we have another system next to this one which is running fine.
After i unplugged the 60 gig drive it cooled down
I am now running a case fan, but wasnt when the 60 gig drive was installed as i didnt have enought power connectors.
in the hdd caddy there is facility for 3 drives, all these are filled, could 3 drives piled on top of eachh other cause a ventilation problem?

I dont know what the temp of the cpu was when the case was warm, but it isnt warm now, i'll check when i now boot up

Thanks for your time
It's appreciated
 
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danoman

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jumpers

is the new 60 gig a secondary drive ? if you just left the jumpers as they were in the box when you bought the drive it will still boot if it`s on a secondary drive but you can have problems what is youre configuration? never use cable select setting either
 
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SIHOLLIES

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Thanks for your time danoman

i set it as primary master.
like i said windows boots up no probs and i can see the 60gig drive. maybe there are too many devices in the case and it is getting too hot


si
 
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danoman

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okay

you put the drive in and it hangs is the new drive youre boot drive or secondary you said you unplugged it and it ran fine so i assume its not youre boot drive if its not youre boot drive then youre jumpers should be set at secondary master or primary slave depending on youre cable setup
 
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El_Matador

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It doesn't look like too little power. You can have up to six hard drives and/or CDROM/Writers of wich in the newer motherboards 2 are RAID drives (normally 4 and you can add IDE or SCSI cards for more drives)

Personally I think it is a problem with the new drive. If you put it in another system does it do the same thing? If it does then I would advice you to take it back for another one. If you manage to use it as Slave, in more or less a couple of months I believe it will be dead.

Cheers,

El_Matador
 
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