PC not starting up on Windows after adding the PICe card and making a copy of the OS
PC not starting up on Windows after adding the PICe card and making a copy of the OS
Hello everyone, I’m seeking guidance on whether my recent upgrade will function properly. I replaced my PCIe to NVMe SSD with a new drive and installed it on my PC. Since the original drive doesn’t have an onboard NVMe slot, I cloned it onto the new one. After finishing the installation, I powered off the computer, removed the old drive, and restarted it. Now it’s stuck on the BIOS screen. The SSD I’m using is a fairly old model—Gigabyte GA-EG31M-S2 V2 with a Core 2 Quad and a couple of DDR2 sticks (2GB and 1GB). I’ve gathered some from my old PCs. I’m hoping you can advise if this configuration will work as expected.
It's quite a bit older than supporting NVMe startup. This feature first appeared in Intel's 4xxx models and gained popularity in the 6xxx lineup.
You could succeed if you skip the prior drive, add the NVMe card with an expansion module, and perform a fresh Windows setup so the boot manager is set up correctly. Otherwise, you might be outdated. I faced problems cloning my SSD to an NVMe on an x99 platform (5000-series Intel).