HDD Causing Infinite Loop in Windows 8.1

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I recently installed a new copy of 8.1 on an SSD, then installed a 1TB HDD to accompany it for storage of games, and other things.

Everything worked for a day or so, but suddenly I ran into an infinite loop. After trying a few things, I disconnected the HDD. The infinite loop went away, and the system ran find on the SSD. I have tried refreshing, resetting, and everything else I can think of software wise, before reattaching the HDD - but everytime it gets reconnected, the system runs into a infinite loop.

Is the HDD dead? I literally purchased it a week ago from Amazon. Is there any way to wipe the HDD? What are the next steps I should take?
 
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smorizio
make sure the drive on the intel or amd sata port some mb have 3 party ports that can cause drives to act up. with the ssd unplugged and just the drive connected if it goes into a boot loop again send the drive back under warranty....sounds like the controller failed on the drive.
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make sure the drive on the intel or amd sata port some mb have 3 party ports that can cause drives to act up. with the ssd unplugged and just the drive connected if it goes into a boot loop again send the drive back under warranty....sounds like the controller failed on the drive.
 
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Major_Heartfire

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Unfortunately, smorizio seems to be right. The HDD is unable to do anything by itself. I even tried to install Windows directly onto it via a DVD. Like before, I get as far as the blue Windows logo popping up before an infinite loop occurs. I have contacted Amazon to return the item.

Thank you!
 
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