Windows 10: Cannot boot into windows after adding second drive

Discus and support Cannot boot into windows after adding second drive in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; I added an SSD to the system to expand its storage. Both original and new disk are M.2. System is running Windows 11The new disk is brand new and... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by FranOP, Aug 24, 2024.

  1. FRANOP
    FranOP Win User

    Cannot boot into windows after adding second drive


    I added an SSD to the system to expand its storage. Both original and new disk are M.2. System is running Windows 11The new disk is brand new and needed to be initialized. I wasn't sure what to choose, so I chose GPT as the primary disk.I created a new partition and started using the new disk. All was good on the first day I was using it.The day after, I tried to boot, but the system never reaches the login screen. It gets stuck on a black screen with a rolling white circle at the bottom. I looked online for a solution and created a bootable drive. From the recovery mode I went into the comman

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    FranOP, Aug 24, 2024
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  2. SPEEDY11131
    speedy11131 Win User

    Windows 7 booting off wrong drive?!?!?

    Please move if this is in the wrong place.

    I have two hard drives, a 1.5TB drive, and a 160GB drive. Windows is installed on the 1.5TB drive, as are all my files and programs. The 160GB drive has a bunch of old files, and apparently the bootmgr and boot folder. Nothing else is on the 160GB drive, other than media files etc.

    If I remove the 160GB drive from the machine, windows refuses to boot, plug it back in, it works fine. The setup with two hard drives I have now is temporary, as the 160GB drive will go into another machine.

    My question is, can someone give me a step by step on how to make windows force to boot off the 1.5TB drive, ignoring the 160GB drive in the boot process completely?
    I don't know how to do this in Windows 7, on XP I would just run the /fixmbr command and its related ones.

    Any help would be appreciated.

    Note: I would really really rather not have to wipe and reinstall, I know it can be done without one as I've had this issue with XP before.
     
    speedy11131, Aug 24, 2024
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  3. CEREBERUS
    cereberus Win User
    Dual boots from a single physical drive

    That is what the Reflect option fixes - you will boot to the graphics menu selection screen, and choose whichever you want, without having to mess with the bios, other than ensuring the windows bootloader is top of boot orde (or second after a usb drive).
     
    cereberus, Aug 24, 2024
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  4. GKING
    GKing Win User

    Cannot boot into windows after adding second drive

    Maxtor Hard Drive Beep

    Maxtor drive beeps

    Have a similiar situation using a DiamondMax Plus 8, 20GB Mfg Date 4/15/03. Drive used as a second system drive. Drive is recognized in boot menu but not in drive list. Drive is always connected. Computer started locking up for several seconds at a time. Chkdsk on drives and couldn't find that drive. Removed drive from bay to make sure connections were ok and heard the beeping. Shutdown and restart and never got to windows screen. Restarted several times then saw drive in boot menu and Windows loaded but Maxtor not in drive menu. When recognized in boot menu, computer will start but beeps and is not found.

    Tried kicking it real hard but no improvement. Any suggestions?
     
    GKing, Aug 24, 2024
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