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<blockquote data-quote="mokirim" data-source="post: 1314672" data-attributes="member: 219653">I just installed a 500gb WD Caviar Blue in SATA bay #4, for purposes of running OS 10.6.3&nbsp; I currently run 10.4.11 from the original HD. NO problems the first few days with the new HD.&nbsp; On day 3, when I powered up, all i got was a blank gray screen.&nbsp; I removed the newly installed HD, I was then able to reboot perfectly.&nbsp; I then installed the drive again and the computer was able to recognize the drive, i then formatted the drive, and installed 10.6 on it, which took quite some time.&nbsp; When i reboot from the new drive, it took forever to start up- with sounds that the drive was going to sleep.&nbsp; When Snow Leopard was finally up and running, everything ran incredibly slow. When i boot from my original HD, everything works perfectly smooth- then it says the new drive can't be read by the computer, even though the icon still pops up.&nbsp; Could it be a faulty drive? -or maybe a problem with a disabled SATA port, one that maybe not getting enough power? Does anyone have any ideas??Any help would be appreciated! Thanks!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="mokirim, post: 1314672, member: 219653"] I just installed a 500gb WD Caviar Blue in SATA bay #4, for purposes of running OS 10.6.3 I currently run 10.4.11 from the original HD. NO problems the first few days with the new HD. On day 3, when I powered up, all i got was a blank gray screen. I removed the newly installed HD, I was then able to reboot perfectly. I then installed the drive again and the computer was able to recognize the drive, i then formatted the drive, and installed 10.6 on it, which took quite some time. When i reboot from the new drive, it took forever to start up- with sounds that the drive was going to sleep. When Snow Leopard was finally up and running, everything ran incredibly slow. When i boot from my original HD, everything works perfectly smooth- then it says the new drive can't be read by the computer, even though the icon still pops up. Could it be a faulty drive? -or maybe a problem with a disabled SATA port, one that maybe not getting enough power? Does anyone have any ideas?? Any help would be appreciated! Thanks! [/QUOTE]

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