Windows 10: error while attempting to boot from external HDD

Discus and support error while attempting to boot from external HDD in Windows 10 BSOD Crashes and Debugging to solve the problem; Hello I've cloned my drive to a HDD and get the stopcode INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE_ when I try to boot from the external hdd. I've disconnected all... Discussion in 'Windows 10 BSOD Crashes and Debugging' started by verds22, Nov 25, 2020.

  1. VERDS22
    verds22 Win User

    error while attempting to boot from external HDD


    Hello


    I've cloned my drive to a HDD and get the stopcode INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE_ when I try to boot from the external hdd. I've disconnected all other devices, updated bios, and changed boot priority to try and fix the problem. Both drives are GPT.


    I've seen some people say that it's not possible to boot from an external drive and support said that I would need to do a clean install because of hardware compatibility. Although there must be another way around this problem especially if it's was scaled to multiple devices, it would not be feasible to do clean installs for each device.


    Can anybody help with booting through the external drive?

    :)
     
    verds22, Nov 25, 2020
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  2. ZACKARY VANOSDOL
    Zackary Vanosdol Win User

    Boot from external USB HDD

    Hello!

    Any laptop should be able to Be booted from an external HDD.

    You can check this back accessing your BIOS and then checking if the BIOS gives you an option to boot from USB.

    If that option is listed, then you're good to go!
     
    Zackary Vanosdol, Nov 25, 2020
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  3. DAVEM121
    DaveM121 Win User
    Laptop won't boot with new external hard drive attached.

    The problem is probably in your BIOS . . .

    • Plug in the external HDD
    • Boot into BIOS
    • Make sure the external drive is not above your internal HDD in the boot order list
    • Enable or disable USB Legacy Boot, whichever setting allows your system to boot with the external HDD plugged in . . .
     
    DaveM121, Nov 25, 2020
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  4. ROBFUSC8
    Robfusc8 Win User

    error while attempting to boot from external HDD

    Quirky behaviour with external HDD

    Hi,

    In response to your questions

    • Are all of the external drives from the same manufacturer?
    Yes, they are all Seagate SRDO0F1 of 500GB

    • Have you attempted to restart the computer that could not read the external drive and also try to connect the external drive to a different port on the computer after testing the external drive on another computer?
    Yes to both, neither worked.

    • Were there any recent changes made or updates installed prior to the issue occurring?
    No. PC-B is not permanently connected to the 'net.

    I have used to 'Device manager' to check if there is an identified driver problem - nothing is flagged - and I would not expect one HDD to work, and the other not to, if there was a driver problem
     
    Robfusc8, Nov 25, 2020
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