Windows 10: One Hard Drive Boots, the Other Does not

Discus and support One Hard Drive Boots, the Other Does not in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; I have Windows installed on two hard drives, one is an HDD I don’t really use anymore, and the other is a 2 TB SSD that I use for most of my computer... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by Dan Antseliovich, Jun 7, 2022.

  1. DAN ANTSELIOVICH
    Dan Antseliovich Win User

    One Hard Drive Boots, the Other Does not


    I have Windows installed on two hard drives, one is an HDD I don’t really use anymore, and the other is a 2 TB SSD that I use for most of my computer needs.Recently and inexplicably I woke up to find my computer bluescreened and telling me that Windows had failed to automatically repair. Every time I tried to boot up the computer it would bluescreen three times then go to the automatic repair, which would fail. I attempted a recovery, which did not succeed due to an unknown error. I attempted to Reset the PC, this also failed, it wasn’t able to even begin to reset it. I tried using the command

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    Dan Antseliovich, Jun 7, 2022
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  2. SIR B. FANNYBOTTOM
    Sir B. Fannybottom Win User

    Overclock your hard drive!!!

    Heres a much easier hack that I realized quite a few years ago that really does work!

    REQUIREMENTS:
    • Hard drive with molex power connection.
    • PSU with more than 1 strand that has molex plugs on it.
    • Wire strippers, soldering iron if you're fancy, electrical tape if you're not.
    STEPS:
    • Take the strand of connectors from your PSU, and decide which one will be the donator for this overclocking adventure.
    • Cut the yellow and orange cables, then twist them together.
    • Find the power connector you've chosen as the overclocking connector, and release the orange cable from the connector. Now use your preferred method to bind them together, then place it back together.
    • Plug in a drive and feel the speed!
    Congratulations! You've just overclocked your hard drive!
     
    Sir B. Fannybottom, Jun 7, 2022
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  3. LITTLE CAT
    little cat Win User
    little cat, Jun 7, 2022
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  4. GKING
    GKing Win User

    One Hard Drive Boots, the Other Does not

    Maxtor Hard Drive Beep

    Maxtor drive beeps

    Have a similiar situation using a DiamondMax Plus 8, 20GB Mfg Date 4/15/03. Drive used as a second system drive. Drive is recognized in boot menu but not in drive list. Drive is always connected. Computer started locking up for several seconds at a time. Chkdsk on drives and couldn't find that drive. Removed drive from bay to make sure connections were ok and heard the beeping. Shutdown and restart and never got to windows screen. Restarted several times then saw drive in boot menu and Windows loaded but Maxtor not in drive menu. When recognized in boot menu, computer will start but beeps and is not found.

    Tried kicking it real hard but no improvement. Any suggestions?
     
    GKing, Jun 7, 2022
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