Swapped the SSD and it still won't boot. Is this possible with Windows?
Swapped the SSD and it still won't boot. Is this possible with Windows?
Hi. On my phone so short version: how can a windows installed on ssd... well i swapped the ssd. new ssd has ubuntu on it. booting up - "no bootable found" message. what?! how?! the new ssd is fully bootable, working ubuntu. what am i missing? thanks so much!
Do you have several storage devices connected to your computer? Was it configured as the primary startup drive in the BIOS? Could this particular Ubuntu release run on a machine where it wasn’t originally installed?
Sure, generally it isn't certain which drive holds a bootable OS, which can cause it to switch to another storage device or revert to the standard settings. In my experience, checking the BIOS during a swap is often helpful.
I'll look into this soon. Thanks for your assistance!
Windows doesn't modify the BIOS, correct? And are there any other hardware parts that can maintain the boot sequence? (I assume Macs have a persistent "nvram" feature, but only on those systems.)
It seems your setup has changed. You mentioned cloning Ubuntu and Windows onto a new SSD, but now you're facing issues with booting any operating system. It appears you might have removed the Windows SSD and are left only with Ubuntu, or there were separate SSDs involved. Clarify if you want help restoring the previous OS or troubleshooting the current setup.
Ubuntu stopped working properly because the bootloader was set up on your Windows SSD. To resolve this, start using your Ubuntu installation disk and reinstall the GRUB bootloader.