Windows wont boot with more than one HDD

MattsSoScene

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Hi all,

I recently got my ASUS P8Z68-V/Gen 3 back from ASUS RMA. The issue I sent it in for has been resolved but something new has started. Every time I try to start up with more than on hard drive attached, Windows wont load. It gets stuck at the starting windows screen and wont move beyond that. I have a total of 3 drives. 2 x 1.5tb and 1 x 1tb. The 1tb drive has windows while the other two are empty. Before I sent the board in, I didn't have any problems with all three plugged in. Now, it only works with the 1 tb drive plugged in and as soon as I try to plug in the other two, it refuses to load. Any help you fine folks could provide would be much appreciated.


UPDATE: I have been playing around and I have discovered that it seems to be one specific hard drive that is causing the problem. I have the other two plugged in right now and everything is running fine.

Problem now is I have no idea why this is happening as it was working perfectly fine before.
 

MattsSoScene

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Yup.

I don't really have any other hard drives with files on them, I reformatted everything I had for this build.
 

MattsSoScene

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I have been playing around and I have discovered that it seems to be one specific hard drive that is causing the problem. I have the other two plugged in right now and everything is running fine.

Problem now is I have no idea why this is happening as it was working perfectly fine before.
 

MattsSoScene

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Nope, I bought it new and before I sent the board off for RMA I had all three plugged in and working just fine. This is so frustrating. I know I don't NEED that much storage but having it now work just bugs the heck out of me.