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    Default New drive. Smy hdd to pc

    Trying to add the drive from my old sky box to PC. When the drive is connected the PC will not boot up at all. Alk cables are fine as i checked with other drives. It only happens to sky hdd.


    Absolute no idea.
    All help is more than appreciated, thanks.

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    Default S*y drive in PC

    Unabke to boot PC when sly drive is connected.
    The switch keeps flashing.
    Even as 2nd drive the pc will not boot up.
    No idea on how to get it working so it can be flashed...

    Absolute no idea.
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    Put hdd into a USB enclosure and format within a windows environment. All data on the hdd will be encrypted

    "Make it idiot proof and someone will make a better idiot."

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    Make sure that the current hard drive is still set as the main boot device via the bios

 

 

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