Windows 10: After i replaced my old m.2 ssd the PC turns on and the button turns orange and starts...

After I replaced my old m.2 SSD the PC turns on and the button turns orange and starts blinking. How do i fix it. PC specs I3 10100f, 1650 super and 16 gb of ram

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System Refusing to Boot from M.2 after plugging in old SSD boot drive.

So I've been troubleshooting this for the past two hours now and nothing is working.

I needed more space on my computer so I remembered the old SSD that used to be the original boot drive for my PC that was just sitting in there unused. I upgraded to the Samsung 960 Evo years ago and used the Samsung Data Migration to move things over.

I plugged in the old drive and my computer booted to it instead of the M.2 (Samsung 960 EVO) that I've been using for the past 5-6 years. I restarted and booted to BIOS to change the boot priority, but my M.2 was not listed. I turned the system off, unplugged the old SSD and then turned the computer back on, but it still refused to boot to the M.2.

Eventually, after re-connecting the old SSD, I was able to get it to recognize the M.2 as a boot option, but even after disabling the old SSD as a boot option and making the M.2 #1 in the boot priority, it still will only boot to the old SSD. Also, it still refuses to boot to the M.2 even with the old SSD unplugged. It will try to start up a few times then will say "Preparing Automatic Repair."

My goal is to simply wipe and reformat the old SSD to use as some extra space on my computer, but now I'm all sorts of messed up.
If anyone has any ideas, I'm all ears! Thank you!

 

HP Laptop Wireless button won't change/ turn on orange to blue - Fixed

Hi Dave.

Wondering if this Wireless Assistant listed for your device would change behaviour.





It is listed under Software Solution for Windows 7 64 bit.

 

Replace HDD w/SSD, or add SSD (M.2) to extra slot?  

Ok, that's great, but do I need those at this point? My SSD is all I'm upgrading for now, and it fits the slot I'm going to use, Its 3 inch? - - - Updated - - - Thanks Everyone, I have all I need at this point, cannot thank you all enough, Denise PS I'll be back to let you know how it all turns out *Wink