I want to change the boot drive.

VetleK · Jul 22, 2016

I bought a crucial bx200 240gb ssd. Installed it correctly and I cloned the windows partition on my 1tb hdd to my ssd, after I did that, I changed my boot drive in the bios to my ssd, but nothing changed. I've tried it several times but nothing is getting saved I think. :/ (Don't ask if I clicked save changes, bc I did that all the times I tried to change it xD ) Srry for my english, Im from Norway.

USAFRet · Jul 22, 2016

VetleK :

At the end of the clone process:

Once it is done, power off
Disconnect the old drive
Connect the new SSD in the same SATA slot as the old drive was (not always required, but sometimes)
Power up, and verify the boot order
Continue the power up and see if it actually boots properly

Later, reconnect the old drive

VetleK · Jul 22, 2016

USAFRet :

I did what you just told me to do but when I do that, This error message with a black screen and white text pops up. White text = 'Reboot and select proper Boot device or insert Boot media in selected Boot device and press a key'. I used EaseUs todo backup free when I did the cloning. Maybe I should format my ssd and try cloning it with another software. If you think I should, what software should I use?

VetleK · Jul 22, 2016

USAFRet :

I know crucial have a software called Acronis but when I try to download it I get an installation error. :/ Idk why. I did a full format for my pc before I installed my ssd. I installed Acronis before I did a format just to see how I can clone. Acronis worked before I did a format................. ;(

USAFRet · Jul 22, 2016

VetleK :

USAFRet :

I know crucial have a software called Acronis but when I try to download it I get an installation error. :/ Idk why. I did a full format for my pc before I installed my ssd. I installed Acronis before I did a format just to see how I can clone. Acronis worked before I did a format................. ;(

For cloning operations, I use Macrium Reflect

VetleK · Jul 22, 2016

USAFRet :

VetleK :

For cloning operations, I use Macrium Reflect

I tried using the same software as you but the same thing happened. I get this error screen with black background and white text.

USAFRet · Jul 22, 2016

VetleK :

Then you're doing something wrong.

So, let's investigate...
Power off
Disconnect ALL drives except the current C drive (the old one)
Power on
Does it boot properly?

VetleK · Jul 22, 2016

USAFRet :

VetleK :

Then you're doing something wrong.

So, let's investigate...
Power off
Disconnect ALL drives except the current C drive (the old one)
Power on
Does it boot properly?

Yes.

USAFRet · Jul 22, 2016

VetleK :

OK then...let's do the whole clone thing over.
Like this:
--------------------
Power off
Connect the SSD
Power up
Run the Macrium application
Do what it says, reading carefully
Once it is complete, power off
Disconnect the old drive
Connect the new drive into the same SATA port the old one was in
Power up and see if it boots properly

Assuming it does, success.
Verify operation.
Maybe restart a couple of times, just to be sure it will boot from only the new SSD
---------------------

VetleK · Jul 22, 2016

USAFRet :

VetleK :

OK then...let's do the whole clone thing over.
Like this:
--------------------
Power off
Connect the SSD
Power up
Run the Macrium application
Do what it says, reading carefully
Once it is complete, power off
Disconnect the old drive
Connect the new drive into the same SATA port the old one was in
Power up and see if it boots properly

Assuming it does, success.
Verify operation.
Maybe restart a couple of times, just to be sure it will boot from only the new SSD
---------------------

It didn't work.. xD :??:

This is a screenshot of my partitions. https://gyazo.com/62bd78030d51f855167d09b1509c5dbe (92gb partition is boot drive. 223gb partition is the ssd and the last 840 gb is storage.)

USAFRet · Jul 22, 2016

VetleK :

Disk 1 is the current C?
And you selected the C partition AND the small 500GB partition for the cloning operation?

VetleK · Jul 22, 2016

USAFRet :

I only selected the C partition and not the small 500mb** Do I need to select both of them?

USAFRet · Jul 22, 2016

VetleK :

USAFRet :

I only selected the C partition and not the small 500mb** Do I need to select both of them?

Yes. That is almost certainly the issue.

VetleK · Jul 23, 2016

USAFRet :

VetleK :

Yes. That is almost certainly the issue.

Yeah that was the problem. Thank you for helping me out with this! <3

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