- Dec 20, 2008
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I have a 250g SSD as my main storage with Windows, etc on it, then a secondary 1tb HDD for my users folder and misc storage. My pc started freezing immediately before the Windows login screen with some horizontal artifacts at the top of the screen. I immediately suspected GPU or PSU issues, but after hooking up a spare PSU I discovered that I only had the problem if the 1tb HDD was hooked up. Reconnecting my original PSU confirmed this; the problem only occurs if the HDD is connected. I plugged the same HDD in using USB, and got the "scan and fix" dialog, though I was able to access the files (thank God, as my wife would kill me if I'd lost the pictures I hadn't yet backed up).
Would the HDD itself prevent boot (also considering it's used for the "users" Windows folder) or am I possibly looking at a motherboard/sata port issue?
Thanks, you guys rock.
Would the HDD itself prevent boot (also considering it's used for the "users" Windows folder) or am I possibly looking at a motherboard/sata port issue?
Thanks, you guys rock.
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