- Nov 26, 2014
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I have a Lenovo Y410p with Windows 8.1, which I am currently trying to upgrade with a 250GB Samsung 850 EVO. However, I'm running into some issues with booting.
To give you a picture of what I'm seeing, here's a list of what I've done so far:
- Cloned my original HDD to the SSD using the included software and SATA cable.
- Physically removed the HDD and installed the SSD in its place.
- Physically removed the Optical Drive (UltraBay) and replaced it with a compatible caddy, carrying the original HDD.
It was at this point that I tried booting up my computer. It started up, but it seemed that it was still running the OS from the C: partition of the HDD. At this point, I went into the BIOS and rearranged the boot order to put the SSD on top.
After rearranging the boot order, the computer starts up, still has the HDD as the C: drive, and might be booting the OS from the SSD, which is assigned to E: for some reason. I'm under the impression that the drive from which windows is running is always supposed to be C:, by definition, but then there's that little windows symbol floating on the icon. Please correct me if I'm wrong about this. Also, things seem to be bugging out in this setup, with Windows Explorer seemingly restarting every few minutes.
Finally, I've tried taking out the HDD and booting with only the SSD connected. In this case, the computer remember my Windows ID, but seems to treat me like I'm on a temporary account. It shows my ID picture as that default faceless silhouette, and after I put my password in, it says "preparing windows" like it's a new install. It stays on this screen for about 15 minutes before throwing some errors:
"Can't find script engine "VBScript" for script "C:\ProgramData\Lenovo-1242.vbs"."
"Can't find script engine "VBScript" for script "C:\ProgramData\Lenovo-1174.vbs"."
After this, it's just the mouse pointer on a black screen.
I'm at wit's end here. Anybody got any clues for me to make this right?
Also, I apologize if this is the wrong forum for this. I wasn't sure where else to drop this post.
To give you a picture of what I'm seeing, here's a list of what I've done so far:
- Cloned my original HDD to the SSD using the included software and SATA cable.
- Physically removed the HDD and installed the SSD in its place.
- Physically removed the Optical Drive (UltraBay) and replaced it with a compatible caddy, carrying the original HDD.
It was at this point that I tried booting up my computer. It started up, but it seemed that it was still running the OS from the C: partition of the HDD. At this point, I went into the BIOS and rearranged the boot order to put the SSD on top.
After rearranging the boot order, the computer starts up, still has the HDD as the C: drive, and might be booting the OS from the SSD, which is assigned to E: for some reason. I'm under the impression that the drive from which windows is running is always supposed to be C:, by definition, but then there's that little windows symbol floating on the icon. Please correct me if I'm wrong about this. Also, things seem to be bugging out in this setup, with Windows Explorer seemingly restarting every few minutes.
Finally, I've tried taking out the HDD and booting with only the SSD connected. In this case, the computer remember my Windows ID, but seems to treat me like I'm on a temporary account. It shows my ID picture as that default faceless silhouette, and after I put my password in, it says "preparing windows" like it's a new install. It stays on this screen for about 15 minutes before throwing some errors:
"Can't find script engine "VBScript" for script "C:\ProgramData\Lenovo-1242.vbs"."
"Can't find script engine "VBScript" for script "C:\ProgramData\Lenovo-1174.vbs"."
After this, it's just the mouse pointer on a black screen.
I'm at wit's end here. Anybody got any clues for me to make this right?
Also, I apologize if this is the wrong forum for this. I wasn't sure where else to drop this post.
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