Boot options unavailable in BIOS - - - so how to boot on newly purchased SSD ?
Boot options unavailable in BIOS - - - so how to boot on newly purchased SSD ?
I tried the cloning tool overnight and found the error "access denied." A quick search found a video suggesting a chkdsk on the affected disk, but the disk didn’t show any issues. I had to run the command prompt with admin rights since it wouldn’t work otherwise. Reflect might have problems with the D: partition if I interpret the logs correctly. I’m unsure what to do next. Is there another approach?
Boot files created successfully.
Please view the screenshot if available.
By the way, you should be able to boot from the cloned drive right away (even without copying to G
. C: to F: looks like it was cloned properly.
For the first start from the cloned drive, disconnect the source drive physically.
This step is mandatory.
If you ignore it, the cloned Windows installation may become corrupted and you’ll need to redo the process.
After a successful Windows boot from the cloned drive, you can reconnect the original drive if needed.
Partition G should be removed, and then redo partition D by copying it to the 2TB drive. There could be software on D: affecting the cloning process. Close all programs using the D: drive first. Update the bootloader on the 2TB drive with these instructions. Run from an elevated command prompt; the regular prompt will fail at the final step. Use diskpart to list disks, select the 2TB disk, then list partitions and assign partition 1 as H. Exit. Follow these steps carefully.
Boot files created successfully.
Please view the screenshot if available.
By the way, you should be able to boot from the cloned drive right away (even without copying to G.
C: to F: looks like it was cloned properly.
For the first start from the cloned drive, disconnect the source drive physically.
This step is mandatory.
If you ignore it, the cloned Windows installation may become corrupted and you’ll need to redo the process.
After a successful Windows boot from the cloned drive, you can reconnect the original drive if needed.
Gh0sTrider17
02-07-2026, 12:09 PM #16Thanks for the thorough response. I just started another cloning attempt in admin mode and plan to follow your instructions. I attempted to switch boot option#1 to the SSD, but only the HDD appears in the list. I’m hoping your advice will resolve this issue.
That's all I have time for today but I'll try your bootloader fix tomorrow.
Just to be sure, are you saying I should clone the C: drive and then immediately shut down my computer to remove the old drive and try to boot on the new one? Or you just mean that when first trying to boot on the new drive, the old one needs to be disconnected?
Because in case of the latter, I'll try booting on the newly copied F: drive which looks alright and I don't have to go through that long cloning process again.
I'll delete the data drive copy an just try to get the OS to run. One problem to solve is enough, the rest I can manually copy from one drive to the other.
Blue_Fox_Lady
02-07-2026, 12:09 PM #20Quick update: second cloning attempt with Reflect didn't work either. It stopped while cloning the D: Data partition again. Same error code 9 but with a different message ("The file or directory is corrupted or unreadable").
That's all I have time for today but I'll try your bootloader fix tomorrow.
Just to be sure, are you saying I should clone the C: drive and then immediately shut down my computer to remove the old drive and try to boot on the new one? Or you just mean that when first trying to boot on the new drive, the old one needs to be disconnected?
Because in case of the latter, I'll try booting on the newly copied F: drive which looks alright and I don't have to go through that long cloning process again.
I'll delete the data drive copy an just try to get the OS to run. One problem to solve is enough, the rest I can manually copy from one drive to the other.