After New Hdd Install, Computer Does Nothing Without Freezing

Hey all, i need some help! I purchased a 3TB hard drive yesterday and installed it without a hitch. I backed up all my files to it and proceeded to fill it up. I left my computer on overnight downloading a large (64GB) file. This morning i found it was frozen on the windows logon screen, (which was weird because that means it restarted at some point). After a restart, The computer Froze at post. I unplugged the 3TB hard drive and can boot into bios no problem, but cannot load windows from the other hard drive, it freezes at windows startup logo. So i unplugged ALL hard drives, hit the CMOS reset button and took the battery out, put the battery back in and tried to load my windows 7 disc WITHOUT any hard drives plugged in, It freezes during the 'Loading Windows' process.

I will keep messing with it but i really dont know what else to do.

Thanks,
-DT

 

alright, i've figured it out, the 3TB drive was causing problems, but now can only use the 3tb drive in an enclosure (which means the speed of the drive has significantly decreased)


if anyone else has this problem or any more ideas I'd love to hear it

 

Hi DT, welcome to CHF..

It's possible that your system will not naturally support a 3TB drive. Rather than trying to explain myself...have a look at this Youtube video...



PS. No I don't work for WD..or have any connection with them...

 

dtw, i noticed you didnt post your specs. i have found that you cannot boot an older computer with these large drives connected via usb. i have to purchase a usb 2.0 card in order to allow booting with this drive connected. it wasnt main drive, just storage, but still prevented booting.

not exactly your problem, but i was in the mood to share : )