Interesting stuff.
The problem I have is, I've always assumed removing a HD would keep it safe while I played but in this modern world I fear two lines of problem logic.
1/ I dare not repeat this and play with the SSD drive with the intention of reloading via an ISO. (Hoping my system will be recognised as the key.) as it seems to have jiggered the original OS when that's put back in. First bash the original drive was disconnected and its wires used.
2/Perhaps MS zapped my original OS when I put that drive back in and added the SSD as number 2 physical drive. I never found out if it worked as the 2TB was corrupted upon start-up. But why they would do that I have no idea - so it sound more like a computer issue.
The sudden problem after weeks of testing can't be coincidence . . . Nah.
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