Windows wont boot when 2nd harddrive is installed.

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Karsbjer Karsbjer

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So yesterday i removed my second harddrive(ocz Revodrive). when i wook up today i went to install it again, but now windows wont boot. but if i remove it boots fine. I have tried clearing cmos, chaning sata ports/coards for my ssd. any ideas why this is happening?

pc specs.
Cpu:Intel Core i7 4770k
ram:16GB
Motherboard: msi z87-GD65
Graphics: Gtx 780 msi.
Harddrive: Intel 120gb 520(os), Ocz Revodrive(no os)
 
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Hi

When you say wont boot do you mean motherboard & bios will not start up?

or Windows does not start or finish loading?

what error messages do you get?

Often if there are two Hard drives (including SSD) BIOS gets confused as to which hard drive to load windows from.


Check which hard disk/SSD is shown as the boot device

(this assumes you can get into BIOS with two hard drives or SSD's attached,
If adding second SSD stops you getting into BIOS then device has died)

regards
Mike Barnes
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mbarnes86

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Hi

When you say wont boot do you mean motherboard & bios will not start up?

or Windows does not start or finish loading?

what error messages do you get?

Often if there are two Hard drives (including SSD) BIOS gets confused as to which hard drive to load windows from.


Check which hard disk/SSD is shown as the boot device

(this assumes you can get into BIOS with two hard drives or SSD's attached,
If adding second SSD stops you getting into BIOS then device has died)

regards
Mike Barnes
 
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