G5 PowerPC 1.6GHz Second Harddrive

Purchased second harddrive Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 80Gb secondhand. Installed in top bay. Turned on computer. It didnt boot at all. Took out Seagate HD and turned on. Computer booted up no problem. Any suggestions as to why it would not boot up?

hi BDAqua. thanks for responding. I have not tried exchanging positions. I am a little worried I may damage my good harddrive and lose all my info if the Seagate is faulty. The same applies to asking a friend to format - I wouldnt be popular if it caused havoc. As you have mentioned a short, alarm bells are ringing.
Logic told me that the drive should work in either position but the computer failed to boot with both in place so I thought it best to sit back and ask for help.
This is only the second time I have added a harddrive, the first was in a G3 too long ago to remember otherthan it was not a problem. I think the Harddrive is defective so will contact the sellers. I dont want to take any risks.
thanks for your help.

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