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Started by Buizel | | 4 answers
Moving OS from C:\ to D:\
So basically, my hard drive really needed an upgrade so that's what I did. Upgraded it. I followed the instructions and used Seagate's software to copy the data from my old HDD to my new HDD, and I found that my OS was still being run from my old C: drive. All data was copied from my old to my new HDD, and I was just wondering about how I move my OS to my new HDD so that it doesn't boot from the old one anymore.
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When I used their program, it did have me restart to start using it.
It was already restarted again.
New HDD isn't bootable, I just want to make it bootable so I can format my old C: drive.
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October 16, 2014 4:34:45 PM

USAFRet said:
Buizel said:

Also, the new drive doesn't show up on the boot order.


That is your problem.
Why?

Get into the BIOS and fix that.


Thanks, I just had to dig a little deeper to find it! Works now.

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a c 928 G Storage
October 16, 2014 4:06:16 PM

Buizel said:

Also, the new drive doesn't show up on the boot order.


That is your problem.
Why?

Get into the BIOS and fix that.
October 16, 2014 4:02:34 PM

USAFRet said:
Ignore the "C" and "D".
What you want to focus on is which physical drive you want to boot from.

What exactly did you use, and how, to 'move' the OS to the new drive?
Most migration/clone applications, it it works properly, will do it.

Check the boot order for what drive to boot from.
Remove/disconnect the old drive, and see if it boots.


Used this http://www.seagate.com/support/downloads/item/discwizar...
When it installed, I opened it up, clicked on "Clone Disk", selected the old source HDD, then the new target HDD, then took off.
I'm probably using the wrong tool though, since there's a few that they give you with the application.
Also, the new drive doesn't show up on the boot order.
a c 928 G Storage
October 16, 2014 3:49:25 PM

Ignore the "C" and "D".
What you want to focus on is which physical drive you want to boot from.

What exactly did you use, and how, to 'move' the OS to the new drive?
Most migration/clone applications, it it works properly, will do it.

Check the boot order for what drive to boot from.
Remove/disconnect the old drive, and see if it boots.

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