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Mac mini can't boot into Windows 8 with a 3TB external hard drive plug in usb

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jove1981

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Hi all,

My Mac mini (Mid 2011) already updated to Mountain Lion 10.8.3, and I installed Windows 8 x64 with bootcamp 5.

When I use 2TB external hard drive, it runs well.
But when I start up Mac with my new Seagate Expansion 3TB external hard drive plugging in the usb, It can't boot into Windows 8, just hang on a black screen before "Starting Windows". but if I enter Mountain Lion, it's OK. The external hard drive has only one default partition, no system on it, only movies.

Now I can just plug out the 3TB external hard drive from usb, waiting after the system boot into Windows 8, then re-plug in it.

Any comments or advice would be appeciated.

Thanks.
 
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