I have a custom built desktop computer with 3 drives.
-The first drive is an ssd which is my boot drive with windows 8.1.
-The second drive is a hhd storage drive with many games and other files.
-The third drive is also a hdd that has windows 7 currently installed on it.
One day i went to boot up my PC and encountered a cache_manager error that would not let me boot into windows on the ssd or the hdd. I then later discovered that the third hdd with windows 7 was causing this error and it was resolved by disconnecting that drive from the computer. So i am able to boot into windows now with the ssd. Since i have no use for that 3rd hdd i want to wipe that drive and use it to store media files.
The problem that i have is that there is no way of formatting it. I cannot do it from windows because when i plug in the drive the cache_manager error pops up and i am unable to get into windows. I've tried to change the sata cables and ports for the drive but that error still shows. I have also tried to boot from the windows 8 CD (from when i purchased windows 8.1 for the ssd) to format the drive but that cache_manager error prevents me from being able to use the CD. So then i tried to use DBAN to format the drive in the bios. DBAN starts up fine but when i try to use any of the formatting options it loads up then the computer restarts and takes me back to the DBAN main menu and nothing happens.
The cache_manager error only pops up when that third hdd that's running windows 7 is plugged into the PC. Even when i disconnect the ssd and the second hdd and just leave the third one connected that error message pops up. But as soon as i disconnect the third one everything runs perfectly normal. The only way i can load into windows is when i remove that third hdd. There is no important files that i need to take off the drive so all i need to do is just wipe it clean.
Are there any other actions that i could take that doesn't involve me spending any money i cannot afford any professional help at the moment.
Any help with this would be great.
-The first drive is an ssd which is my boot drive with windows 8.1.
-The second drive is a hhd storage drive with many games and other files.
-The third drive is also a hdd that has windows 7 currently installed on it.
One day i went to boot up my PC and encountered a cache_manager error that would not let me boot into windows on the ssd or the hdd. I then later discovered that the third hdd with windows 7 was causing this error and it was resolved by disconnecting that drive from the computer. So i am able to boot into windows now with the ssd. Since i have no use for that 3rd hdd i want to wipe that drive and use it to store media files.
The problem that i have is that there is no way of formatting it. I cannot do it from windows because when i plug in the drive the cache_manager error pops up and i am unable to get into windows. I've tried to change the sata cables and ports for the drive but that error still shows. I have also tried to boot from the windows 8 CD (from when i purchased windows 8.1 for the ssd) to format the drive but that cache_manager error prevents me from being able to use the CD. So then i tried to use DBAN to format the drive in the bios. DBAN starts up fine but when i try to use any of the formatting options it loads up then the computer restarts and takes me back to the DBAN main menu and nothing happens.
The cache_manager error only pops up when that third hdd that's running windows 7 is plugged into the PC. Even when i disconnect the ssd and the second hdd and just leave the third one connected that error message pops up. But as soon as i disconnect the third one everything runs perfectly normal. The only way i can load into windows is when i remove that third hdd. There is no important files that i need to take off the drive so all i need to do is just wipe it clean.
Are there any other actions that i could take that doesn't involve me spending any money i cannot afford any professional help at the moment.
Any help with this would be great.
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