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Bios wont detect hard drives
im trying to build a new computer but i wanted to still use my old hard drives. when i go to bios with the new setup i cant get the hard drives to get recognized. the new mobo is a gigabyte ga-p35-ds3l and the hard drives are a WD and maxtor. there IDE if that helps and the OS is xp pro. im far from a computer whiz so any help would be appreciated. thnx
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You will need to check the jumpers on the back of the hard drives and put them in the correct order and/or change what jumpers are set where. Check out the link for a description.
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Not to mention that once you do get them detected you will need a fresh install of windows.
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