- May 3, 2013
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Well first I will list my computer for reference:
Dell Inspiron 14r 5437 with i5-4200u, 8gb ddr3 ram, (current drive) WD blue bare drive 1tb.
I have been wanting to switch over to a ssd for a long time for obvious reasons. The computer I have was a dual boot pc, which I thought was the core of this problem, but I'm about 80% sure that it's not. I did have trouble getting Ubuntu off the dual boot so that I could resize the drive to it's original size and then restore it to factory settings since I would be switching from 1tb to 120 gb ssd. The ssd I'm using is a Silicon Power S60 120gb ssd.
So here is a list of the things I've done and then I'll mention what problems I've had:
1.) I deleted the 50gb partition that I had Ubuntu on and then resized that amount to the C drive.
I was not able to delete the other partitions as my computer wouldn't let me no matter what I did. I even tried to with diskpart in the command prompt in both Windows and the one that is accessible through the Windows 8.1 recovery disk options.
2.) I restored MBR, but I noticed that I would get an error from grub (The launcher to use both windows and Linux). I noticed that If I switched the boot order in the BIOS and then the first time I launched my pc I would go into the boot menu and boot to Windows. Everything worked just fine.
3.) After my computer was restored to it's original state I downloaded Macrium Reflect Free Edition to attempt my cloning of the C drive to the new SSD.
4.) I then proceeded to do so, I launched the software and using an external enclosure I connected the ssd via USB 2.0 to my computer. I used the software to clone the C drive partition which was about 40gb or so.
5.) I then removed my current drive from the computer and installed the SSD and attempted my first boot.
6.) I get this error everytime no matter what I try: (Please note it's paraphrased) "The hard drive is no longer deteced. Please reseat the hard drive and try again.
So after everything I try I still cannot get my drive to boot.
I have a copy of windows 7 (legitimate with a product key, not pirated I promise) and I burned a copy of the installer disc.
The next thing I did was swap the drives and format the current SSD. I then proceeded to reinstall it into the laptop and try booting the Windows 7 disc. At the part where the windows lights are moving around on the screen the thing just freezes and that's it.
I can still use my current hard drive right now just by reinstalling it and booting to it. I don't know what to do. I highly doubt that it's the linux stuff since I think it's just a small partition of the hard drive lingering on the drive that's containing the grub loader.
Now after doing some research about my computer I found something about turning off secure boot before attempting anything with other drives in the computer.
For those who are curious here is the link that I found this about from: http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/laptop/f/3518/t/19566011
Now my SSD at first wasn't showing up in the BIOS or boot screen so I checked the connector and there was nothing wrong. In the boot options of the UEFI bios ( I think that's what it is) I found an option to "Add a boot option" from which I discovered the SSD. Even after adding it and making it the boot 1: Option it didn't change anything. It still booted with the exact same message.
I'm really sorry that this message is really long, but I'm just worried and would love to really get my first SSD working. I hope I was clear about everything if not then please ask me to elaborate.
Dell Inspiron 14r 5437 with i5-4200u, 8gb ddr3 ram, (current drive) WD blue bare drive 1tb.
I have been wanting to switch over to a ssd for a long time for obvious reasons. The computer I have was a dual boot pc, which I thought was the core of this problem, but I'm about 80% sure that it's not. I did have trouble getting Ubuntu off the dual boot so that I could resize the drive to it's original size and then restore it to factory settings since I would be switching from 1tb to 120 gb ssd. The ssd I'm using is a Silicon Power S60 120gb ssd.
So here is a list of the things I've done and then I'll mention what problems I've had:
1.) I deleted the 50gb partition that I had Ubuntu on and then resized that amount to the C drive.
I was not able to delete the other partitions as my computer wouldn't let me no matter what I did. I even tried to with diskpart in the command prompt in both Windows and the one that is accessible through the Windows 8.1 recovery disk options.
2.) I restored MBR, but I noticed that I would get an error from grub (The launcher to use both windows and Linux). I noticed that If I switched the boot order in the BIOS and then the first time I launched my pc I would go into the boot menu and boot to Windows. Everything worked just fine.
3.) After my computer was restored to it's original state I downloaded Macrium Reflect Free Edition to attempt my cloning of the C drive to the new SSD.
4.) I then proceeded to do so, I launched the software and using an external enclosure I connected the ssd via USB 2.0 to my computer. I used the software to clone the C drive partition which was about 40gb or so.
5.) I then removed my current drive from the computer and installed the SSD and attempted my first boot.
6.) I get this error everytime no matter what I try: (Please note it's paraphrased) "The hard drive is no longer deteced. Please reseat the hard drive and try again.
So after everything I try I still cannot get my drive to boot.
I have a copy of windows 7 (legitimate with a product key, not pirated I promise) and I burned a copy of the installer disc.
The next thing I did was swap the drives and format the current SSD. I then proceeded to reinstall it into the laptop and try booting the Windows 7 disc. At the part where the windows lights are moving around on the screen the thing just freezes and that's it.
I can still use my current hard drive right now just by reinstalling it and booting to it. I don't know what to do. I highly doubt that it's the linux stuff since I think it's just a small partition of the hard drive lingering on the drive that's containing the grub loader.
Now after doing some research about my computer I found something about turning off secure boot before attempting anything with other drives in the computer.
For those who are curious here is the link that I found this about from: http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/laptop/f/3518/t/19566011
Now my SSD at first wasn't showing up in the BIOS or boot screen so I checked the connector and there was nothing wrong. In the boot options of the UEFI bios ( I think that's what it is) I found an option to "Add a boot option" from which I discovered the SSD. Even after adding it and making it the boot 1: Option it didn't change anything. It still booted with the exact same message.
I'm really sorry that this message is really long, but I'm just worried and would love to really get my first SSD working. I hope I was clear about everything if not then please ask me to elaborate.
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