Basic question about starting Windows 10 on a new machine.
Basic question about starting Windows 10 on a new machine.
I previously installed dual boot setups for Windows 10 and Windows 7 on separate SSDs. After reformatting the Windows 7 drive, everything functioned properly until I altered the BIOS settings. Switching from Intel to AMD caused a boot failure. I changed the boot options in BIOS, thinking it would affect Windows 7 compatibility. The Windows 10 installation disk appeared and I navigated through recovery steps repeatedly, but each time I selected Windows 7, which led to a different install process. I attempted several disk repair tools including ScanNow, DSKCHK, and others, yet the issue persisted. No crashes occurred, but I encountered a boot error message. It seems a recent hardware or software change might be responsible. Consider consulting a disk repair specialist or seeking legal advice if needed.
Initially consider the consequences of linking just a Win10 drive while removing all others. You might attempt to fix the boot process using the Win10 installation USB in legacy mode, which can restore your boot files. Once that's done, you can reattach the remaining drives and adjust their priority settings in BIOS, ensuring the Win10 drive takes precedence. It’s likely that the main partition from your Windows 7 setup was already formatted but not the boot partition, so initially the system would fail to recognize the Windows 7 installation. Also, simply modifying drive priority in BIOS should resolve the issue without needing a hardware change like a new motherboard. Your old PC should handle this fine, and other modifications won’t affect the boot sequence.
I think your right about the boot still being on the win7 drive. That is actually my only non storage choice in the boot menu. When I go to boot options in bios and click the C drive it boot win 10 immediately, but the C drive isn't an option that shows in the boot order list...? I will unplug everything but the c drive and try to repair just that. I could always reinstall. Can I format that 100mb partition of disk 0 and get rid of the win7 boot? As you can see I have some idk what happened stuff going on on C drive. that bit at the end was unallocated space I tried to add back to the c drive but the extend volume was greyed out. I haven't messed with disk manager before so I was not wanting to make mistakes.
In BIOS there’s a distinct choice to set priority for HDD or SSD, deciding which one starts first. After that, you can adjust the boot order. Modifying this setting should work fine. If you’re unsure, share the motherboard model. It seems odd you need to pick drive priority separately before choosing the boot device elsewhere—ideally it should be handled together, otherwise it might cause issues.
It's an Asus x570 TUF board. All the setup instructions are on page one, the drive list won't let you rearrange things, but clicking a drive will start it right away. I created a Windows 10 flash drive. I disconnected everything except the Windows 10 drive and disabled legacy support in the BIOS. It started normally without any warnings. This matches what I experienced when I first powered on with the new components... just the Windows 10 drive, no changes made to the BIOS yet. I verified the BIOS boot order and the Windows 10 drive appeared before it disappeared from the list when pressing F8. I had tried those fixes several times, maybe something finally worked. I reconnected all my drives and the old Windows 7 one reappeared at the top again. I believe the boot utility for Windows 7 should still be on that reformatted disk, Disk 0 in the photo above. Thanks for your assistance.
You seem to be in the wrong setting. Make sure you switch to advanced mode first, then... Well, since you reinstalled Windows, just follow the basic steps. A quick tip: if you have any hardware or complex software, start by opening all settings so you can see your choices. By the way, the options you want are listed in advanced mode under the boot section. There’s also a "boot override" option there. Unfortunately, it's really hard to locate BIOS screenshots online.
I didn't reinstall anything. I created the flash drive to fix issues if necessary, but I don’t really need it anymore. I’m not sure what actually resolved the problem. My boot order is set correctly on page one, so you can drag them around. There’s also a boot menu in the advanced settings. The Windows 10 drive wasn’t showing up as a boot drive before, but now it is—thank goodness! I think disabling legacy support might have helped. The reformatted Windows 7 drive still lists itself as the Windows Boot Manager (SATA 6G_1: Samsung 860250GB). I don’t know why, but I reformatted everything and am using it for storage now.