The computer requires an additional HDD to start up.
The computer requires an additional HDD to start up.
Hey, I need your help here. I have two HDDs and they seem to work with Windows 10. I named the first one blue and the second red for clarity. I put Windows 10 on blue, but after checking, it shows only 70% health in Sentinel. So I switched it to red and formatted blue. Now when I start, if I set red as priority, it won’t boot without blue. There’s an error saying it can’t find the correct boot device. I thought this would disappear if I booted from blue first. I need to pick which HDD to boot Windows 10 from, but I don’t want blue since it’s broken. How can I fix this? Thanks, and sorry for the English issues!
Attempt to reinstall Windows on Red without Blue Drive. This could resolve the issue.
The bootloader remains on the blue storage device within an encrypted EFI folder. Reinstall it on the red drive while disconnected from the blue, or duplicate the blue data to the red partition.
I agree, Neliz did it right. You should install the BCD on your primary storage.
If you're unfamiliar with cloning, perform a fresh installation.
It's similar to what you see on Disk 0 at the top; the rest relates to another discussion about transferring Raid setups. When you set up Windows, it also generates a recovery and system partition for booting from the drive. These steps can lead to issues during installation or reinstallation: 1) If you already have Windows installed on one drive, trying to install it elsewhere will typically retain the original recovery and system partitions. 2) Installing Windows on an SSD with an HDD already in the system defaults to using the partitions on the HDD. The best solution is to install Windows only on the drive you intend to use, by disconnecting all others.