Geek help wanted

[neonchameleon]

I've just moved house and my computer currently isn't working properly. The main drive and the OS work fine - but when I try plugging in the secondary drive, it just starts whirring and won't stop - neither Windows nor Linux pick up its presence and the drive itself just gets hot. Any suggestions as to how to get it to work again?

Edit: It now seems to be working. I have no idea what changed.