System Reserved partition not on boot drive

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thegeekfather

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As the title says, the System Reserved partition (which I hear keeps files essential for booting) aren't on my SSD, they're on my 1TB storage drive! I don't know if it's related but I must add, I first did a UEFI install rather than booting into the USB installer via the legacy option. And then it conflicted with my OS X installation (I'm running a hackintosh), so I tried to do a reinstall with legacy. It went through alright but now if I change my boot order in the BIOS ("Windows Boot Manager" just does not leave), I just get a blinking white dot on the top left. I have to manually enter the BIOS and boot into my legacy Windows install (so the option goes like "P0 : SSD Name" as opposed to "UEFI - SSD Name") to enter the OS. And to enter OS X I have to boot through a USB drive that runs the bootloader. So I feel Windows has taken full control of my BIOS, whatever I do, if "Windows Boot Manager" isn't the top of my boot priority, it simply won't boot. And then to enter any OS I have to enter the BIOS and do it manually.
 
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SuperSoph_WD
Hey there, thegeekfather!

The best thing to do is to start from scratch, because it seems like your whole system is as messed up as it can get.
The system reserved partition is on your HDD because when you were installing the OS on the SSD, you didn't unplug the storage drive.
This is something you need to do before installing the operating system on any hard drive, otherwise, as you can see, it gets confused.
Re-install the OS-of-choice on the SSD but unplug the HDD until the installation is completed. Afterwards, continue with the installation of the other OS and THEN plug the HDD back (unless the other OS is on it).
I think this will resolve your issue. You just need the nerves and patience to do this all over again. :/...
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This is normal. The only way to stop that partition from installing on a second drive is to only have your OS drive hooked into the motherboard when installing Windows. If not, and that other drive fails, or you decide to take it out for some reason, Windows won't boot.

PS: before you install Windows you should also select AHCI instead of IDE for your SATA settings in the bios if it isn't selected already.

 
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Hey there, thegeekfather!

The best thing to do is to start from scratch, because it seems like your whole system is as messed up as it can get.
The system reserved partition is on your HDD because when you were installing the OS on the SSD, you didn't unplug the storage drive.
This is something you need to do before installing the operating system on any hard drive, otherwise, as you can see, it gets confused.
Re-install the OS-of-choice on the SSD but unplug the HDD until the installation is completed. Afterwards, continue with the installation of the other OS and THEN plug the HDD back (unless the other OS is on it).
I think this will resolve your issue. You just need the nerves and patience to do this all over again. :/

[EDIT:] Totally agree with @sincreator ! I was writing, when he posted! +1

Hope I was helpful though! :)
SuperSoph_WD

 
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