My computer freezes at the "Windows is starting" and I have narrowed it down to my secondary HDD. When it is plugged in, the PC can see it in the BIOS but it refuses to boot into Windows with it plugged in. I have tried all the SATA ports and have tried other devices in the SATA ports as well - it seems to be the HDD.
Any ideas besides swapping it into another pc and seeing what happens? Could it be a bad sata cable? Should I try it in another PC and reformat it and try?
I'm reluctant to do so as it would require a lot of work, my pc is a unique build.
Any ideas besides swapping it into another pc and seeing what happens? Could it be a bad sata cable? Should I try it in another PC and reformat it and try?
I'm reluctant to do so as it would require a lot of work, my pc is a unique build.