Resolved Blue screen

You can't. I only suggested a "maybe" as the infection might have got in there before the 2 week shutdown. A virus doesn't usually cause too many problems until it has been rebooted. Anyway, if you don't need any of the data on that drive just do a full format and that will delete any nasties, then you can connect it up without any worries.

Look forward to seeing the results.

 

I would like to conclude this Mysterious problem with just as mysterious shall we call it "solution ".
Whenever I reverted back to using the "problem" HD I would get the recycling of the problem I originally posted.
SO....after a number of days I
(A) Installed a new CMOS Battery and of course reset the CMOS
(B) I placed the problem HD in a plastic bag and left it in the freezer for a couple of days.
(C) I reinstalled the problem HD and all is well.
Thats PC's 4U eh!...I suspect a vunerable CMOS battery.

 

Not heard of a CMOS battery causing such an issue as all that would do is keep the CMOS set to default and your time and date would have been slipping

Hope it keeps working for you and thanks for reporting back.