Can't Boot with New Secondary SSD Plugged In

[AlfredAskew]

I just added a third hard drive to my computer. It's a completely empty ssd, and I intend to use it for storage and some auxiliary application running. It's not formatted yet.

When the drive is plugged in, windows won't boot. It's the black screen demanding that I restart select a boot device.
Everything works when I unplug the new drive. Both my old drives are recognized.

The only weirdness I can see is that while the new drive is available in the bbs prioties/boot options, it doesn't show up in storage configuration. (Maybe that doesn't even matter, I don't know. The last hard drive addition I didn't look in there.)

Selecting the correct device in the boot menu sends me back to the black screen.
My boot order is the same as ever, and correct. Just to be sure, I disabled the other devices in the priorities to no effect.
I'm at a loss. Help?

 

[Shaun o]

Well you sound like you know what you are doing.

When ever I set more than one SSD drive up in a system.

I make sure the boot drive is also connected to the very first Sata port of the board.
I also check that in the bios if there is a single Sata chipset used or a Dual setup.

By that I mean some Sata ports run off one Sata chip set of the board.
And others may be controlled by a secondary Sata chip set.

So depending on what Sata port you connect the drive too.
Always check if the board does have two Sata controler chips the second one is enabled.

An example can be a Intel Sata chip set, and a ASmedia sata chip set found in the bios.

I always set if the board has CSM mode to manual, an the hardware detection order of hardware devices to.
Legacy OP rom \ Uefi mode order detection for hardware devices such as SSD drives.

Set in the first boot order list the SSD with the OS on if used.

And in the second two other entries by scrolling down the same page the SSD OS boot drive to 1.

You should also consult the motherboard manual.
As what Sata port order you connect drives in sometimes does matter based on the type of drive used.
Alfred.

You really need to format the drive as well.
So if you have another system connect the new SSD drive to that then format it.
Then connect it to your system.

Or disconnect the working OS SSD drive.
Leaving the new one connected.
Put a windows install disk in the optical drive and run setup.
Use the windows drive set up to format the new SSD drive.
Then simply exit the install and setup of the windows os.

Once done connect the SSD with the OS on it back to the system.

 

[Starcruiser]

If your UEFI/BIOS supports hot-swapping, try connecting it AFTER booting windows.
Sometimes you have to search for the option in the BIOS menu.

 

[AlfredAskew]

Well you sound like you know what you are doing...

...I make sure the boot drive is also connected to the very first Sata port of the board.
I also check that in the bios if there is a single Sata chipset used or a Dual setup.

By that I mean some Sata ports run off one Sata chip set of the board.
And others may be controlled by a secondary Sata chip set.

So depending on what Sata port you connect the drive too.
Always check if the board does have two Sata controler chips the second one is enabled.

An example can be a Intel Sata chip set, and a ASmedia sata chip set found in the bios.

Thanks, I wish I felt more like I knew what I was doing! 😉

I think this may be what I did wrong...
While I was looking at the sata devices, I realized they were labeled sata2 and sata3. These corresponded to a red bank and a black bank of ports. I switched the new hard drive into the same bank et voila! Fixed.
I'm going to have to go dig up my manual and read up on that.

 

[AlfredAskew]

If your UEFI/BIOS supports hot-swapping, try connecting it AFTER booting windows.
Sometimes you have to search for the option in the BIOS menu.

Thanks for the tip! Didn't end up needing it, but it lead to some good information/learning on bios.