Hey everyone tricky question here,
I've been having a lot of trouble over this last week trying to migrate my copy of windows to my new M.2 SSD. I've tried using EaseUS as a migration/cloning program and I am currently using AOMEI Partition Manager, so far with no luck.
So, when I finally migrate my system data to my SSD, disconnect my old System HDD, and reboot with the M2 SSD as my primary boot device I simply find myself at a blank screen. It seems that Windows is unable to boot from the M2. I have even tried using the windows repair disc to fix the boot files with no luck.
Now it is my understanding that the correct way to migrate your data to an SSD is to plug the SSD you are migrating to into the SATA port where your previous System HDD was plugged. Now most of you may know that the M2 SSD does not plug into a SATA port but it actually plugs directly into the motherboard in its own dedicated slot. So swapping system discs may be impossible.
So far I am running out of ideas of how to correct this problem and maybe someone with more experience booting windows and with boot devices and troubleshooting could give me a helping hand. I have already searched the web (and tomshardware) for some information about migrating to a M2 SSD with no luck. It seems it is rare to specifically migrate to a M2 rather than other types of SSD's, where there is plentiful information on migration to SSD.
Thanks in advance!
Chris
I've been having a lot of trouble over this last week trying to migrate my copy of windows to my new M.2 SSD. I've tried using EaseUS as a migration/cloning program and I am currently using AOMEI Partition Manager, so far with no luck.
So, when I finally migrate my system data to my SSD, disconnect my old System HDD, and reboot with the M2 SSD as my primary boot device I simply find myself at a blank screen. It seems that Windows is unable to boot from the M2. I have even tried using the windows repair disc to fix the boot files with no luck.
Now it is my understanding that the correct way to migrate your data to an SSD is to plug the SSD you are migrating to into the SATA port where your previous System HDD was plugged. Now most of you may know that the M2 SSD does not plug into a SATA port but it actually plugs directly into the motherboard in its own dedicated slot. So swapping system discs may be impossible.
So far I am running out of ideas of how to correct this problem and maybe someone with more experience booting windows and with boot devices and troubleshooting could give me a helping hand. I have already searched the web (and tomshardware) for some information about migrating to a M2 SSD with no luck. It seems it is rare to specifically migrate to a M2 rather than other types of SSD's, where there is plentiful information on migration to SSD.
Thanks in advance!
Chris