Windows 10: Trouble with hard drives and boot drives

Discus and support Trouble with hard drives and boot drives in Windows 10 Ask Insider to solve the problem; I've recently built a pc with a 120gb ssd and a 6tb hard drive. My goal was to have my system and boot drive on my ssd and then use the 6tb as storage,... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Ask Insider' started by /u/Hersheyman12399, Apr 27, 2020.

  1. /U/HERSHEYMAN12399
    /u/Hersheyman12399 Win User

    Trouble with hard drives and boot drives


    I've recently built a pc with a 120gb ssd and a 6tb hard drive. My goal was to have my system and boot drive on my ssd and then use the 6tb as storage, but when I installed windows the boot drive went onto my hard drive. Because it has been partitioned as an MBR drive I only have access to 2TB of the hard drive. Whenever I try to clean the hard drive in diskpart to repartion it as a GPT drive it won't let me because it has the boot drive on it. Is there a way to copy to boot drive onto the ssd so I can finally have access to my full 6tb?

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    /u/Hersheyman12399, Apr 27, 2020
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  2. GKING
    GKing Win User

    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, Apr 27, 2020
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  3. 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, Apr 27, 2020
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  4. LITTLE CAT
    little cat Win User

    Trouble with hard drives and boot drives

    little cat, Apr 27, 2020
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