Unplug your hdd so it will boot up to SSD
You need your HDD? Go to BIOS settings and put the SSD on first priority of booting.
#Need to boot up windows from a different hard drive
hazy pier
tame cargo
Depending on your Motherboard manufacturer theres a key u can press during POST to select a startup device (usually F11)
smoky cedar
Unplug your hdd so it will boot up to SSD
You need your HDD? Go to BIOS settings...
Unfortunately BIOS doesn't work as the only 3 devices showing on my BIOS as boot-up options are:
- Windows Boot Manager
- NIC IPv4
- NIC IPv6
So I assume it's something I need to configure through windows instead
sweet elm
did you fix your problem by now?..
smoky cedar
did you fix your problem by now?..
No I haven;t
sweet elm
No I haven;t
which imaging tool did you use?... did you clone the boot partition as well?..
Unplug or disable HDD from bios... save and restart... then check whether your pc boots ...if not then check bios if you see "windows boot manager" when HDD is DISABLED or UNPLUGGED ....if you dont see windows boot manager then your cloning wasnt perfect!
rigid crag
No I haven;t
Try rebuilding the bootloader on the SSD.
smoky cedar
which imaging tool did you use?... did you clone the boot partition as well?..
I used minitool and I have no idea which partition the boot one is
smoky cedar
Try rebuilding the bootloader on the SSD.
How do I do this?
rigid crag
How do I do this?
Not sure if it will work, especially if the cloning was not done perfectly (as said by Saiyan32).
But anyway, its worth a try. You will need a Windows installation media
rigid crag
How do I do this?
You could also use your other Windows drive.
smoky cedar
But anyway, its worth a try. You will need a Windows installation media
Will re-installing windows reset all files on my new drive?
rigid crag
Will re-installing windows reset all files on my new drive?
No, you're not reinstalling Windows. But, you are using CMD to rebuild the bootloader on your SSD that is not booting.
smoky cedar
No, you're not reinstalling Windows. But, you are using CMD to rebuild the bootl...
Alright which CMD do I use to rebuild?
rigid crag
Alright which CMD do I use to rebuild?
Make sure the HDD is disabled from the BIOS
then boot into the Windows Installation Media
smoky cedar
Make sure the HDD is disabled from the BIOS
Can't disable it from bios unfortunately
smoky cedar
Unfortunately BIOS doesn't work as the only 3 devices showing on my BIOS as boot...
My only BIOS device options:
So I assume I'll have to uninstall HDD manually
rigid crag
So I assume I'll have to uninstall HDD manually
No need