Added 2nd hard drive now computer won't boot

Hey Guys,

Got a weird problem. I've added a 2nd hard drive which is a Maxtor
Diamondmax 80GB which is identical to my 1st hard drive. Since I've
added this 2nd drive my system powers up for about 4 seconds them dies
without even reaching POST. If I power it up then hold the reset button
for a couple of seconds it will start but it seems to be hit and miss
and can sometimes take 6 attempts to get it going. I have checked all
power connections and they are fine and have swapped all the IDE cables
to no avail. I had a spare 10GB Seagate drive which I swapped with the
2nd drive and it powers up fine without changing anything except the
hard drive. All the BIOS setting seems OK and I have ensured I have the
Master & Slave settings correctly configured.
Anybody have any suggestions? The drive had some data on originally but
I have now formatted it and it's clean and formated as a extended
partition but still won't boot with both drives connected. If I unplug
the power on the 2nd drive (leaving the IDE connected) it boots every
time, replace it with the 10GB again it boots every time. After 3 hours
I'm at a loss and am rapidy loosing the will to live.
As in the classic film "Help me OB1, your my only hope"

Thanks,

Bonart

> It really doesn't sound like these settings *are* correct, though, from your
> description. If you swap the drives does it boot w/the erstwhile '2nd' drive
> connected (and the real one disconnected)?
>
> Unless you're referring to some new advance in feminine hygiene product
> technology, or Korean beer, I think you mean Obi-Wan !
>
>
Wow that was quick. DL & JS I will try the Maxtor drive test but I
don't think it's faulty as I used to use this 2nd drive as my Vista
tester and used to switch which drives booted 1st through the BIOS and
it seemed to be fine then. Even if I disconnected the 1st drive it
would boot to Vista fine.

And Yes Lanwrench you are right, it was my typo, It should be Obi-Wan.
LOL