Hello everyone! Please excuse the fact that I haven't purchased a new computer since 2005 and am way out of date on this stuff. I've been too busy repairing and modifying classic consoles and arcades. Anyways on to the problem...
I just purchased a Dell Inspiron 15 7559
i7-6700HQ
16GB RAM (I added 8GB over what it came with)
NVIDIA GTX 960M
Windows 10
I decided to add RAM and a small 120GB Samsung 850 Evo M.2 as a boot drive. I attempted to use Samsung's own Data Migration tool to clone the standard 1TB 5400 RPM HDD. The computer recognized the new drive but when I started the cloning process an error occurred not long into it (I don't remember what the error said). The only option was to accept the issues and reboot. When I rebooted Windows would not start and I get error stated the issue may be do to a software or hardware change:
File: \EFI\Microsoft\Boot\BCD
Info: The boot configuration data for your PC is missing or contains errors
The message states that it wants me to use my Windows 10 install DVD to restore the system. This is impossible since this computer does not have an optical drive nor can I use the restore through Dell since I can't boot Windows to begin with.
First, I removed the SSD and Windows did reboot after performing a recovery. Everything was fine. I then re-installed the SSD and I get the same error and Windows will not boot. I thought maybe with the SSD installed it is trying to boot from the SSD but in the boot menu it appears to be trying to boot from the original HDD.
Again, please go easy on me as I am basically a newb. What the F do I do now? Obiviously it's not a huge deal as I can get Windows to boot without the SSD installed but I would like to get Windows to boot with the SSD installed so I can wipe it and try again. What are your suggestions? Thank you in advance for any help.
- Desh
I just purchased a Dell Inspiron 15 7559
i7-6700HQ
16GB RAM (I added 8GB over what it came with)
NVIDIA GTX 960M
Windows 10
I decided to add RAM and a small 120GB Samsung 850 Evo M.2 as a boot drive. I attempted to use Samsung's own Data Migration tool to clone the standard 1TB 5400 RPM HDD. The computer recognized the new drive but when I started the cloning process an error occurred not long into it (I don't remember what the error said). The only option was to accept the issues and reboot. When I rebooted Windows would not start and I get error stated the issue may be do to a software or hardware change:
File: \EFI\Microsoft\Boot\BCD
Info: The boot configuration data for your PC is missing or contains errors
The message states that it wants me to use my Windows 10 install DVD to restore the system. This is impossible since this computer does not have an optical drive nor can I use the restore through Dell since I can't boot Windows to begin with.
First, I removed the SSD and Windows did reboot after performing a recovery. Everything was fine. I then re-installed the SSD and I get the same error and Windows will not boot. I thought maybe with the SSD installed it is trying to boot from the SSD but in the boot menu it appears to be trying to boot from the original HDD.
Again, please go easy on me as I am basically a newb. What the F do I do now? Obiviously it's not a huge deal as I can get Windows to boot without the SSD installed but I would like to get Windows to boot with the SSD installed so I can wipe it and try again. What are your suggestions? Thank you in advance for any help.
- Desh
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