Question New Drive, Windows won’t boot

[Man56]

I run a Windows-based PLEX server. I recently bought a new 8TB drive for more storage. After installing, Windows will no longer boot giving me a SYSTEM THREAD EXCEPTION NOT HANDLED error. Running on an old Asrock H97M. 1 SSD (Windows Installed here) and 3 HDDs installed (media files), this would be the 4th HDD.
New drive is ST8000DMZO4. I had this same issue and took it to a computer shop nearby when I added a 4GB Seagate last year who fixed the issue. They didn't tell me what the fix was at the time, but exact same issue this time.
The drive correctly shows up in the BIOS but Windows will not recognize it. I've turning on the Hot Swap option for that SATA port, loading Windows with the new drive unplugged, then plugging in the SATA cable once Windows has booted but it instantly gives me the Blue Screen of Death when I plug it in.
Blos firmware is up to date.
Any ideas? I'm no expert here, but no noob either. Would like to avoid the $50-$100 for that place to install what should be a very easy addition to the PC.

 

[Man56]

I’ve also unplugged all drives except for my SSD that runs windows and this new drive. I had this exact same issue 1yr ago with the old drive that shop ended up getting working. There is something between a new HDD and my motherboard or Windows that just doesn’t want to connect.

 

[Misgar]

I recently bought a new 8TB drive for more storage. After installing, Windows will no longer boot

When the system boots normally into Windows from SSD with the 8TB drive disconnected, restart the system and dive into the BIOS. Locate the section which defines the "boot device type" and the "drive boot order". Two separate entries.

Make a note of the settings. You don't mention your motherboard model, but most BIOS have two sections.

One entry defines what type of device you want to boot up from, with options including, hard drive, network, optical drive, USB drive, etc. The obvious choice here is to select hard drive as the first boot device type.

Next, you have to locate the list showing the hard disks and SSDs in the system. This list may include the words "Windows Boot Manager" which is located on your bootable SSD. You may also see a name which contains the model number and manufacturer of your SSD. This is an alternative to Windows Boot Manager.

Make a note of both settings.

Power down completely and connect the 8TB hard disk drive. Power on and dive back into the BIOS.

Head over to the section where it shows the drive boot order. You'll probably find your 8TB drive has appeared at the top of the list and is now a higher priority than the SSD. This means the computer will try to boot from the 8TB drive instead of the SSD and fail.

You need to move the 8TB drive entry down the list and move the SSD entry (or Window Boot Manager) back up the list, above the 8TB hard disk. By repositioning the SSD in its rightful place at the top of the list, the computer should boot Windows again.

Press F10 or choose the option to exit the BIOS. Select Yes to save the BIOS changes and restart the computer. With any luck, it should now boot into Windows from the SSD.