So if I understand you, you did try to place both drives as first bootable, correct?
Try some standard diagnostic steps:
A. Run Memtest on your RAM. The good thing about this test is that it kicks in well before you get to the Windows load screen. The thing is, will your drives work to do this. if you have a floppy drive you can do this test that way. I have done both CD and floppy.
1. Go to
www.memtest.org and download the latest ISO version. It is free and perfectly safe.
2. Burn to a CD.
3. Place CD in your drive and reboot with CD in drive. The test will take over.
4. Let it run for a LONG time. The rule is a minimum of 7 Passes. There are 8 individual tests per Pass. Many people will start this test before going to bed and check it the next day.
5. If you have errors you have corrupted memory and it needs to be replaced.
6. Also, with errors you need to run this test per stick of RAM. Take out one and run the test. Then take that one out and put the other in and run the test. If you start getting errors before 7 Passes you know that stick is corrupted and you don’t need to run the test any further on that stick.
B. Run full diagnostic tests on your harddrive. Your HD manufactuer will supply a free utility to do so.
C. Run ChkDsk.
* Get back to us with the results.