I can assist with your boot drive issue. What seems to be the problem?

F5F Stay Refreshed Hardware Desktop I can assist with your boot drive issue. What seems to be the problem?

I can assist with your boot drive issue. What seems to be the problem?

I can assist with your boot drive issue. What seems to be the problem?

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baconandfries
Member

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04-19-2016, 06:03 PM

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I assembled my PC and wrongly thought a HDD would suffice. I soon realized it wasn’t working well. I installed an SSD and cloned the boot HDD © drive, then attempted to use the SSD as the boot device. However, the BIOS displayed that my M.2 SSD was the Windows Boot Manager and refused to boot from it. It showed a different screen than expected. My C drive remains the HDD, so shouldn’t that mean the SSD should work? I need clear, simple steps to fix this. Thanks. (Edited Jan 5, 2023 – SHORTY-NI)

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baconandfries

04-19-2016, 06:03 PM #1

I assembled my PC and wrongly thought a HDD would suffice. I soon realized it wasn’t working well. I installed an SSD and cloned the boot HDD © drive, then attempted to use the SSD as the boot device. However, the BIOS displayed that my M.2 SSD was the Windows Boot Manager and refused to boot from it. It showed a different screen than expected. My C drive remains the HDD, so shouldn’t that mean the SSD should work? I need clear, simple steps to fix this. Thanks. (Edited Jan 5, 2023 – SHORTY-NI)

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farazofbuscus
Member

212

04-19-2016, 06:49 PM

#2

I copied the C partition and the EFI boot partition from your hard drive. That’s how your system starts up!

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farazofbuscus

04-19-2016, 06:49 PM #2

I copied the C partition and the EFI boot partition from your hard drive. That’s how your system starts up!

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Bombartia
Senior Member

430

05-02-2016, 09:15 AM

#3

Ensure all partitions are copied to the C drive.

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Bombartia

05-02-2016, 09:15 AM #3

Ensure all partitions are copied to the C drive.

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Shirubainu
Junior Member

32

05-04-2016, 06:17 AM

#4

Alright this can get rough. You have a ton of drives. so.... To make this as simple as possible, Cloning is not the easiest way to get this done. Being that its a 4tb to a 1 tb and I have no idea what software you used to clone the system. I would start fresh. 1. Create Windows boot media https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/wind...c3b507420d 2. If you can move all critical data OFF of the 4tb to other storage if possible using OneDrive and other drives. 3. Disconnect the 4tb drive, get into bios and ensure that the 1TB SSD you want as the boot drive is in the top of the boot options. 4. perform a clean install of windows to the boot drive you want. 5. reconnect the 4tb drive and reformat it so it is a clean/fresh disk. There are other ways of doing all this, but for someone looking for the "easiest" fool proof way, this is what I would suggest doing.

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Shirubainu

05-04-2016, 06:17 AM #4

Alright this can get rough. You have a ton of drives. so.... To make this as simple as possible, Cloning is not the easiest way to get this done. Being that its a 4tb to a 1 tb and I have no idea what software you used to clone the system. I would start fresh. 1. Create Windows boot media https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/wind...c3b507420d 2. If you can move all critical data OFF of the 4tb to other storage if possible using OneDrive and other drives. 3. Disconnect the 4tb drive, get into bios and ensure that the 1TB SSD you want as the boot drive is in the top of the boot options. 4. perform a clean install of windows to the boot drive you want. 5. reconnect the 4tb drive and reformat it so it is a clean/fresh disk. There are other ways of doing all this, but for someone looking for the "easiest" fool proof way, this is what I would suggest doing.

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ruralMCgaming
Member

153

05-06-2016, 07:14 AM

#5

I understand I've duplicated everything. I went with one YouTube tutorial without checking SSD alignment, and it helped me quickly. Another video suggests marking SSD alignment—could that be the problem? With AOMEI BackupPer, should I choose system clone, disk clone, or partition clone? It seems the first one worked fine for me. Also, the BIOS mentions my M.2 is the Windows boot manager—should I be doing a full system clone, just a disk clone, or a partition clone?

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ruralMCgaming

05-06-2016, 07:14 AM #5

I understand I've duplicated everything. I went with one YouTube tutorial without checking SSD alignment, and it helped me quickly. Another video suggests marking SSD alignment—could that be the problem? With AOMEI BackupPer, should I choose system clone, disk clone, or partition clone? It seems the first one worked fine for me. Also, the BIOS mentions my M.2 is the Windows boot manager—should I be doing a full system clone, just a disk clone, or a partition clone?

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Jesuss_
Member

154

05-06-2016, 12:45 PM

#6

You're checking if the disk cloning method in AOMEI Backupper was set correctly. Since you skipped marking SSD alignment and followed a tutorial, consider using system clone or partition clone instead. If these steps don't work, it likely isn't necessary to purchase another Windows copy.

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Jesuss_

05-06-2016, 12:45 PM #6

You're checking if the disk cloning method in AOMEI Backupper was set correctly. Since you skipped marking SSD alignment and followed a tutorial, consider using system clone or partition clone instead. If these steps don't work, it likely isn't necessary to purchase another Windows copy.

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Carnival73
Junior Member

23

05-06-2016, 01:57 PM

#7

I reviewed the previous message and considered what it would suggest if I had selected partition clone. It recommends using "System Clone" and asks whether that’s the right choice for you. Would you like me to explain the differences between these options?

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Carnival73

05-06-2016, 01:57 PM #7

I reviewed the previous message and considered what it would suggest if I had selected partition clone. It recommends using "System Clone" and asks whether that’s the right choice for you. Would you like me to explain the differences between these options?