Can't Seem to Change New SSD to C Drive/Boot Drive

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Hi.

I installed a new SSD today, but I'm having problems with getting it to be recognized by my laptop as the new C drive/boot drive.

I cloned my old SSD's information (which includes Windows 10) onto this new SSD and made sure that the boot order in the laptop's BIOS is set to boot from this drive.

The SSD itself is connected to the same connector where a DVD player would be put in a laptop (via an adapter).

The problem for me is that my laptop currently recognizes this SSD as the D drive and not as the main drive (C drive).

I'm able to change the D drive to another letter within Device Manager, but when I try to change the C drive to another letter it says "The parameter is incorrect".

I'm not sure what to do at this point.

I would like to make the new SSD the computer's new boot drive and for it to be recognized as the C drive and for the old SSD to be a separate drive for extra storage.

Thank you.
 
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USAFRet
Then you've done the cloning thing incorrectly.

Do NOT randomly change drive letters around. Bad things will happen.
At the end of the cloning process, your first move is to Power OFF, remove the old drive, and allow the system to boot up from the new drive.

Redo it.
These steps, adjusting for a laptop:
Specific steps for a successful clone operation:
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Verify the actual used space on the current drive is significantly below the size of the new SSD
Download and install Macrium Reflect (or Samsung Data Migration, if a Samsung SSD)
Power off
Disconnect ALL drives except the current C and the new SSD
Power up
Run the Macrium Reflect (or Samsung Data Migration)
Select ALL the partitions on the...
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Then you've done the cloning thing incorrectly.

Do NOT randomly change drive letters around. Bad things will happen.
At the end of the cloning process, your first move is to Power OFF, remove the old drive, and allow the system to boot up from the new drive.

Redo it.
These steps, adjusting for a laptop:
Specific steps for a successful clone operation:
-----------------------------
Verify the actual used space on the current drive is significantly below the size of the new SSD
Download and install Macrium Reflect (or Samsung Data Migration, if a Samsung SSD)
Power off
Disconnect ALL drives except the current C and the new SSD
Power up
Run the Macrium Reflect (or Samsung Data Migration)
Select ALL the partitions on the existing C drive
Click the 'Clone' button
Wait until it is done
When it finishes, power off
Disconnect ALL drives except for the new SSD
This is to allow the system to try to boot from ONLY the SSD
Swap the SATA cables around so that the new drive is connected to the same SATA port as the old drive
Power up, and verify the BIOS boot order
If good, continue the power up

It should boot from the new drive, just like the old drive.
Maybe reboot a time or two, just to make sure.

If it works, and it should, all is good.

Later, reconnect the old drive and wipe as necessary.
Delete the original boot partitions, here:
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/4f1b84ac-b193-40e3-943a-f45d52e23685/cant-delete-extra-healthy-recovery-partitions-and-healthy-efi-system-partition?forum=w8itproinstall
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