O.P.  Unable to power on the PC after adding 2nd hard drive
I have a Dell Dimension 8200 desktop PC. It only has the main OS hard drive installed. Occasionally I add a 2nd internal drive to clone the main drive for backup purposes. It has been performing perfectly for many years. Since a month ago, whenever I add the 2nd internal drive the PC is unable to power on, it's dead. So I have to remove the 2nd drive, wait for at least one hour (who knows why) with the power cord unplugged and after that it will power on normally and function perfectly.
I checked the 2nd hard drive and it is in good condition, in fact this happens with ANY 2nd hard drive that I add. I also tried another IDE cable unsuccessfully. So I have no idea what can be causing this. Any suggestions? Thanks.
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