extremely frustrating boot error

[Ryan_201]

So heres the story,
My old hard drive starting failing (it was slow and i checked it and it was maxed out at 100% with no programs running) so i got a new ssd and hard drive. I didnt back up any of my crap (i know im an idiot but its too late now) so i decided just to start from scratch since i couldnt clone my old drive. So i went to go download windows except the problem is that no matter what i try and boot (ive tried linux as well as win 7) i get the same error saying "disk I/O error" followed by "reboot and select proper boot device" and ive tried booting from cd and usb making sure to change my bios for each. Ive tried booting from my ssd and hard drive individually unsuccessfully but my old hard drive still works. i tried powering down completely as well and im out of ideas. ive read a lot about it and ive been trying various things for about a month now with absolutley no progress. Im beyond frustrated and ready to give up. also if it wasnt already apparent i am an idiot when it comes to computers so instructions tailored to your grandmother would be very welcome. thank you in advance!

 

[MCID47]

-Bios Reset
-Check your HDD
-Use another HDD or get the new One
-Unplug any external devices
-Unplug unused Hardware

 

[Ryan_201]

bios reset no effect
HDD appears in bios
tried two different new HDD neither had any effect
unplugged external devices and unused hardware nothing changed

 

[D_Know_WD]

Hi there Ryan_201,

I/O (input/output) error could be caused by a connection problem.
So, you should attach the drive with different SATA and power cables to another SATA port.

Let us know how this goes,
D_Know_WD

 

[Ryan_201]

Hi there Ryan_201,

I/O (input/output) error could be caused by a connection problem.
So, you should attach the drive with different SATA and power cables to another SATA port.

Let us know how this goes,
D_Know_WD

Well I've tried two different cables and plugged them in to all my sata ports, used the power and sata cables with my old drive that works, and my computer recognizes the drives in the bios... so unless there are damaged connectors on the new hard drive and ssd than i dont think this is my problem...

 

[MCID47]

Motherboard hardware error ?
Seems so, if this happens then its time to get a new mobo ..

 

[Ryan_201]

Motherboard hardware error ?
Seems so, if this happens then its time to get a new mobo ..

I really hope not. It seems odd that it would go out the same time as my hard drive. Any ideas on how i can check if its the problem? i would rather not spend money on a new board and still have the same issue

 

[Ryan_201]

ANnybody got a suggestion? still not fixed yet im getting ready to take it into a store or something... but i really dont want to do that