Added new hdd. Old one starts failing suddenly.

Nybass

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Hi i have an i7 2600k sandy bridge on an asus p8p67 pro rev3 mobo win7 64x with gtx970 850 watt psu (yes ik overkill psu)

I have 1 ssd 850 evo and 3 Hdds (seagate 2tb/samsung 500gb/samsung 1tb). Everything is working dandy perfect.
I decided to get an upgrade a bit and got a new soundcard(xonar dgx) and another hdd seagate 2tb since i ran out of space.
I got everything connected and working after some audio driver hiccups. Did not change or touch any cables or connections except adding a new sata and power.
Formatted new hdd and made a new partition. I downloaded a couple files on the new hdd and an hour later i noticed that my samsung 1tb upon use and browsing (video playback lag and crash, system got slow) It randomly disconnects. Shows up in my computer as faulty unaccessible partition that needs formatting. Shut down pc. Checked cables. Disconnected the new empty 2tb hdd and voila my old 1tb is back working perfect again. Chkdsk on all drives came back clear.
Does anyone know what to do. I reconnected new hdd again and the old one keep crashing every now and then. Is the mobo acting wierd cuz of 5 drives? Is the storage controller hitting the maximum workload? Old mobo from 2010-2011
Can anyone help? CrystalMark showed everything is perfect except the old1tb that crashes as good but connection problem. Smart status are good. There is more than enough wattage for the extra hdd.
Buying new batch of sata cables tomorrow as i switched system off and unhooked all the cables for the time being.
Would appreciate any and all feedback and will provide whatever info needed.
 
Solution
Pull the new HDD and ensure that the problem indeed ends.

New HDD may be defective in some way.

Make another attempt to reformat and partition the new HDD as before. May just have some failed sectors that should be flagged and marked off on the second "go round".

Another option would be to disconnect the other drives and see if the new drive performs as expected.

Then start adding back the other drives one by one. Problem may or may not reappear.

Key is to be methodical and change only one thing at a time.


Ralston18

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Pull the new HDD and ensure that the problem indeed ends.

New HDD may be defective in some way.

Make another attempt to reformat and partition the new HDD as before. May just have some failed sectors that should be flagged and marked off on the second "go round".

Another option would be to disconnect the other drives and see if the new drive performs as expected.

Then start adding back the other drives one by one. Problem may or may not reappear.

Key is to be methodical and change only one thing at a time.


 
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