I've connected it to every port and they'really all usb 3.0, I believe.

If drive is connected at startup, PC starts straight into BSOD.

Alright, starting with the updates, they seem to be stuck at 0% and downloading. Tried the fixit tool from the microsoft support website and tried using command prompt to manually stop the updater.
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Been using my external hard drive for about a year with no problem. Plugging in hard drive now causes an immediate BSOD with error code PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA (NTFS.SYS). Computer won't...