Problem with new hard drive in Acer computer

[flman]

What do you mean rebooting, is it starting windows and then rebooting, or stuck in the bios boot up screen? If it is getting any where with windows it is reading the hard drive, but I doubt it would finish on different hardware? If not, the controllers are very cheap, I added one to my Dell, cause I needed a 3rd SATA port for my RAID and a SATA CD/DVD Burner.

[davbell22602]

it boots up flashes a blue screen then continues booting up then reboots at the black screen where the windows xp logos for getting ready to start windows and keeps repeating itself.

[flman]

it boots up flashes a blue screen then continues booting up then reboots at the black screen where the windows xp logos for getting ready to start windows and keeps repeating itself.

So you are seeing the XP logo? If you are, then the HD is working. Try putting the other HD in the Acer that is working, and see if maybe you got a bad HD, even if it is new?

[davbell22602]

Theres nothing on the new HD(300gb) cause I haven't got to that point on installing windows yet. It stops at verifying pool data. The hd(164gb) that reboots itself works fine in the t180 tower but when using it in the t160 tower it reboots itself

[davbell22602]

Ok, I got the 300gb hd to format and install xp on the acer asphire t180 just fine. Just wont work on the t160. I guess this is a bad controller on the t160.

[Mopar1973Man]

Well you just proved the T180 is fine and so is the new hard drive... But as for the other computer it does have a controller problem. You could buy just a controller card (SATA) and disable the on board controller and use the add on.

[davbell22602]

Well you just proved the T180 is fine and so is the new hard drive... But as for the other computer it does have a controller problem. You could buy just a controller card (SATA) and disable the on board controller and use the add on.

This the controller card a PC Repair Shop item or can I get it at Office Max or Staples? Well after talking to another tech he wants to try to put in the other computer. He thinks I didnt hook it up right. The old harddrive in the T160 was hooked up using the old style white 4 pin power plug and 1in wide black sata plug. Thats how I hooked up the new 300gb also. The 300gb hooked up in the T180 using the little 1/2in. wide black power plug and 1in wide black sata plug.