Computer won't start with one drive plugged in

Alright, I'm at a loss.

I have three sata drives in my system. One is partitioned into the sections: System (C), Documents (E), and Temp (G). Another is Data, (D), and the third is Media, (F). All of a sudden, my computer crashes. Just as the XP logo comes up, It reboots itself, entering a never ending cycle of reboots. I tried starting in safemode, but it hangs just after loading the file "giveio.sys".

Here's the weird part: If I unplug the D drive (which contains Program Files), the computer starts fine. If I start the computer with the D drive plugged in, it fails to load. I've also tried plugging in the D drive while the computer is on, but I just get a BSOD.

I can't run CHKDSK or anything, because I can't figure out a way to access the D drive or run a command prompt while the D drive is plugged in. Any suggestions?

(Yes I have googled, and some basic specs are: nVidia 680i, 8800GTS, Intel E6600, XP Pro.)

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Unfortunately I don't have an external case, but I can try putting it into my buddy's system. Funny thing though: I ran Seatools, and the drive passed on short and long tests.

Here are application and system logs (I notice there are alot of sptd errors, which is the last thing that tries to load in safe mode before it hangs...)

What I don't understand is why it wont boot when the D: disk is in, yet the problem apparently resides in the C: disk where the Windows folder is located.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Thanks guys, I go it to work! I plugged it into my friend's machine, where I was able to perform a CHKDSK on it. Works like charm now.

Man, I really took working hardware for granted. I'm going to start doing regular backups now...

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by Zergrinch

2. nvgts - I can't view the error details but it seems to suggest an error with a SATA optical disc drive - you have one of these? If so, consider upgrading drivers.

Yeah, both of my optical drives are SATA. I'll look for driver upgrades.

Originally Posted by Zergrinch

3. DCOM - associated with Internet Explorer. The type of error seems to indicate a problem with Norton Internet Security. If you have it, reinstall it.

Weird, I don't use Norton or IE. I'll look around for instances of these.

Originally Posted by Zergrinch

4. PlugPlayManager - your hard disk's been disappearing from Windows. I suspect this is the root cause of all your problems. This is usually indicative of a physical hardware fault (hard disk, cable, and/or motherboard) and I would recommend you back up and replace the hard disk as soon as you can.

Could this be the optical drive disappearing aswell? I know one of my optical drives has a loose connection (fault of the sata cable), but I generally don't worry about it because I don't move my case around (and if It does disconnect, no big deal).

Thanks for this extra info, Zergrinch!

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