Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition "portable hard drive keeps restarting" Questions

...portable drive (USB flash, External Hard Drive, etc) 1) a) See step 4 and then come back here. 1) b) Save drivers on to another device. 2) Insert and boot to the CD/DVD that came with your computer ...

...portable hard drive i accidentally touch the keyboard cable and my mouse and keyboard wont work, i restarted my computer and i hear some noise i dont know what is it . and my computer wont boot it ...