Hard Drive Partition Issue and Startup Error

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Langers500

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I recently built my computer with specs below, and had to send it off to be looked at due a RAM issue. However once I got it back and I fiddled with the partitions with the install of windows I realized I had an issue.

Specs:
Intel Quad Core i5 3570k
16gb Ram
Nvidia Asus GTX 770
1tb Seagate Harddrive
1tb Seagate Harddrive
500gb Western Digital Harddrive.

When I boot up my computer I get this issue:
"A disk read error occurred. Press Ctrl Alt Delete to Restart."
Sometimes this will not appear and boot fine on other times I will have to go through it a few times.

However in my partitions my Disk 0 C: drive is not the System Drive despite everything being installed on it and Disk 1 has the 'System' assigned to it. Picture below to help explain it more. I understand 100mb is needed on the drive with Windows installed on however it is on my Disk 1 instead and I cannot seem to combine to unallocated space with the current partition OR change the drive from being 'System'.

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Any help would be greatly appreciated!
 
Solution
While installing an OS, it's a thumb rule that you should disconnect all other HDDs which are not going to hold the OS before.

That 101 mb space wasn't likely made by OS installed because it never remains unallocated.

If the system isn't booting sometimes then I think there is some problem with your DISK 0 and it's not being detected in time by BIOS.

Do this, this time> Move all your stuff from DISK 1 to DISK 0.
Delete partition E
Disconnect DISK 0
install OS on Disk 1 (which is not disk 0)
reconnect old disk 0, which is not disk 1

Later move your stuff back on the new disk 0 temporarily, do a clean format of disk 1 and move the stuff back on disk 1.

lockhrt999

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Super fine.
May be the slow boot problem is associated with something else.
Maybe windows 7 doesn't recognize your motherboard components perfectly. Try installing drivers.