So this ssd thing was not as easy as plug and play...So now I got windows installed onto my ssd, and now because for whatever reason my mobo will not boot to my ssd if I tell it too, it says that it does not have access to the drive. To get to boot from my ssd I have to set my old 1tb hdd to boot first and then I can select which windows I want to boot from, then from there I can boot to my ssd. How can I get it to be able to boot straight from the ssd as I would like to re-format my hdd.
did you set it up in the bios to boot from the ssd first?
that is what I mean, when I set the bios to boot from the ssd I get the message that I cant access it
more details? system specs, etc. have you tried updating the bios on the motherboard? is the ssd set to AHCI mode?
I think your boot manager is on your HDD. I honestly don't know how to fix this off the top of my head, but I recall it being a pain in the ass. Haven't had to do it since Vista, hah.
Ahh great just what I wanted to hear....not sure if my ssd is in ahci ill check in a sec, should have checked that... although it would seen like it would have something to do with the boot manager
So my drive is in ahci, so I guess that would single out the boot manager? I'll begin to look for answers, in the meantime hopefully someone will know more than me and be able to help.
Okay, this is going to make you hate me more, but according to my friend (who I was working with to fix the issue), I just ended up just saying screw it and bumping up to Windows 7. Doesn't help you at all though, lel.
create a linux distro that runs off a usb, boot of that, use one of the many boot managers available and set your ssd as number 1.
btw did you use a migration tool? if so which one?
No due to space issues I just went with a clean install of 8.1 which I then upgraded to 10. Any suggestions for boot manger programs? Or does it really not matter.
Doesnt really matter, just google around for one that has a guide you can follow.
Okay so. You messed up the boot files. So make new ones. The command you need to enter is
BCDboot C:\Windows /s C:
That assumes:
(SSD) C:\Windows
(old hard disk) D:\Windows
Use an administrative command prompt from within the SSD windows installation. If the command is not found then boot into WinPE or WinRE (tap F8 on reboot). From RE the drive letters might be different but the syntax you have to use is:
BCDboot {targetWindowsinstallation} /s {what drive to put the new boot files on}
So I saw this and it does not involve linux, so would this work
Please just....:
1) type cmd into search box
2) right-click the command interpreter and run as administrator
3) BCDboot C:\Windows /s C:
4) Note any error messages or if successful.
5) reboot
6) Enter bios
7) set ssd to first boot
8) Boot to windows.
Done.
No errors , but still can't boot from ssd. Guess it's linux then
tried booting without the other drive?
no but I will give it a shot, also can someone recommend me a boot manager edit program for ubuntu, I am having trouble finding out what to use.
Alright so the boot files are there but windows isn't booting. If you're in MBR mode, need to make sure the disk is marked as active. If you're booting in UEFI mode, that booting from SSD thing isn't happening without a reinstall.
So I assumed you were booting in MBR mode. Let's make sure that's really the case and make sure the partition is marked as active. Enter:
bcdedit
If you get:
Windows Boot Loader <-look for this entry
identifier {current}
device partition=C:
path \Windows\system32\winload.exe <--the important bit
You're booting in MBR mode and need to mark the partition as active now. If you get "path \Windows\system\winload.efi" things just became a whole lot more complicated. Let's assume MBR.
diskpart
list disk
// look at the list and figure out which disk # is your SSD
sel disk 0
list part
// there should only be 1 partition on this list, but pick the one with windows on it
//for the next command if there's more than one partition. Sometimes there's 2,
//a 100mb one and a larger one. Pick the larger one.
sel part 1
active
exit
Then reboot your computer and try to boot from the ssd again. Do not do the active thing if your computer is booting in UEFI mode. Just report back~
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Hey there we go, thanks for the help works great now. Honestly that solution should be stickied just for future reference, could save a lot of time.
Also now that that works is there a benefit to making my drive boot off of uefi or is that what I just did