Up until today I've been using a 1TB Seagate Barracuda HDD as my storage for all my programs, games and OS. Today I bought and SSD to try and get that wonderful speed boost everyone talks about. I got the Samsung 850 EVO 250GB. So I plugged in the SATA and power cable and booted normally so I could migrate everything. I did that. I had to delete about 40GB of stuff to make it fit onto the SSD. So I did the migration. It told me it worked then it shut down my computer, I signed in and it showed the OS was now on the SSD and that all the files and what not had copied over. The HDD still had all the original stuff on it so I clicked format to erase it and when it finished it shut down my computer. Then I went into the boot order in the BIOS and moved the SSD forward and now I just get "Reboot and select proper boot device or insert boot media in selected boot device and press a key... This happens when i put the SSD first. I'm confused as to why in the boot order there are 4 things even though I only have 2 drives. There is, Windows Boot Manager (P2:ST1000DM00: Windows Boot Manager (P4: Samsung SSD , P2: ST1000DM003-1ER162 and finally P4: Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250GB. When I booted off the Seagate it seemed to take me to log into Windows 8.1 screen where I type in the password. It had my Microsoft email but it wasn't using the Windows theme I had selected when it was booting properly. When I typed in my password it just got stuck on "Preparing Windows". I am so confused as to why it isn't booting correctly... Any suggestions?
New SSD Not Booting Correctly (PLEASE HELP)
- Thread starter Kirshy
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drtweak
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The Boot manager is still on your Hard Drive and NOT the SSD. This is why it is best to Reinstall windows with ONLY the SSD and DVD Drives connected.
You need to get a hold of either a Windows Install Disk and boot into that so we can repair the Master Boot Record and tell it to boot from the SSD
Would it be possible for you to elaborate on that second part. I have a windows installation on a USB stick but after that what should I do. Boot from it and install windows on the HDD? Sorry if I sound new, I've just never dealt with something like this. Appreciate the help
drtweak
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Toss in your Windows DVD and boot from it.
If you don't have a Windows DVD you can download any version of windows ISO as long as it is Vista and up (Even the Windows 10 Tech Preview) and either make a bootable DVD or USB drive from the ISO
Then once boot to the first screen select repair my PC. Then select the command prompt and type this
bootrec /FixMbr
bootrec /FixBoot
bootrec /RebuildBcd
Remember to ONLY have your SSD Plugged in. Unplug the SATA or Power from your other drivers. Then restart and make sure it boots with out HDD. If successful then plug in other drive and you are good to go.
if not post back here
If you don't have a Windows DVD you can download any version of windows ISO as long as it is Vista and up (Even the Windows 10 Tech Preview) and either make a bootable DVD or USB drive from the ISO
Then once boot to the first screen select repair my PC. Then select the command prompt and type this
bootrec /FixMbr
bootrec /FixBoot
bootrec /RebuildBcd
Remember to ONLY have your SSD Plugged in. Unplug the SATA or Power from your other drivers. Then restart and make sure it boots with out HDD. If successful then plug in other drive and you are good to go.
if not post back here
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