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Installed new SSD as secondary HD, getting error 0xc00000e9.
I just installed a new Samsung SSD 850 EVO 500GB SSD as a third hard drive for my pc as additional space for games. The computer has been running well with a 120GB SSD as the primary boot drive and with a 1TB HDD for media storage.
The installation went well initially and the computer was able to run well. Suddenly the PC would freeze and crash. When restarting I encountered error 0xc00000e9 and repeatedly hitting enter would occasionally summon the Windows repair tool, but it would only appear randomly.
At my wit's end, I unplugged the new SSD from the motherboard's SATA 3Gb/s port, and the machine booted with zero problems.
I then turned off the PC and plugged it back in, and the PC started without any problems. I installed a game on the SSD and it worked well. At this point, I assumed that I got the installation right.
But no. I left the computer on when I left for some errands, and when I returned home, the computer was stuck on error 0xc00000e9 again, so I turned off the PC and unplugged the new SSD's SATA cable again, and the computer is working fine now.
One other thing I tried was to set the BIOS to ignore the new SSD, but that didn't help.
Has anyone here had a problem like this before? Is my new SSD a dud?