Windows 10: Computer wont boot with secondary HDD?

Discus and support Computer wont boot with secondary HDD? in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware to solve the problem; Hi there, hope this is the right place, Essentially my issue is that whenever I try to boot my pc with a secondary HDD plugged in it wont boot, it... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware' started by Ipodducky, Jan 20, 2021.

  1. Ipodducky Win User

    Computer wont boot with secondary HDD?


    Hi there, hope this is the right place,


    Essentially my issue is that whenever I try to boot my pc with a secondary HDD plugged in it wont boot, it doesn't even get to the bios splash screen,



    I have windows installed on a Kingston SSD, and I am trying to utilise a secondary Seagate HDD.

    I know the sata cables work as I used the same one to plug in the HDD as I plugged in my disk drive to install windows on the SSD.


    The first time it did boot I manage to get to the 'Disk Management' page and tried to 'Initialise' the drive it came up with a "a device which does not exist was specified" error. I then tried through Command Prompt through Diskpart to clean the drive but it didn't work. I tried restarting and now the pc wont boot with the HDD plugged in.


    Any help would be greatly appreciated,



    EDIT:

    Interestingly the computer will still boot if I unplug the HDD while it is stuck on the blackscreen.

    :)
     
    Ipodducky, Jan 20, 2021
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  2. topgundcp Win User

    Win 10 won't boot, if I disconnect secondary drive(s)


    1. Download: Macrium Rescue ISO 6.1.1000 and use: Rufus - Create bootable USB to create a USB Boot.
    2. Disconnect Disk 1 from your PC
    3. Boot up your PC using the USB in step 1
    4. Follow the screen shot to fix Windows Boot


    Computer wont boot with secondary HDD? [​IMG]
     
    topgundcp, Jan 20, 2021
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  3. JayceeM Win User
    Help choosing a secondary HDD

    I have a Samsung SSD 850 Pro 256GB SATA (love this thing) as a boot drive and a 1TB Toshiba HDD for storage and every thing else. I need a bigger secondary HDD. Is there an advantage to a hybrid drive like the Seagate FireCuda as a secondary drive? Any suggestions?

    Thanks in advance.
     
    JayceeM, Jan 20, 2021
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  4. b52gunr Win User

    Computer wont boot with secondary HDD?

    VirtualBox on SSD or secondary HDD Discussion

    It seems UEFI firmware on relatively new computers does not like dual booting on secondary HDD's. So, what are your recommendations? Dual boot on a partition of the SSD, or set up a virtual machine on the secondary HDD?

    VirtualBox is the current preference.

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    b52gunr, Jan 20, 2021
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