Windows 10: How to boot from newly installed SSD

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  1. Freds Win User

    How to boot from newly installed SSD


    How to boot from newly installed SSD [​IMG]


    Hi,
    Novice question:
    I just installed a new SSD (disk 1) on my laptop and used Samsung's tool to clone my OS drive (C: on disk 2) onto it.
    This was done with no error, however I cannot boot from the new SSD in bios, as this hangs up the computer.

    I assume this has to do with C: still being the boot and active partition, and the system partition (also active) being on Disk 0 (HDD).

    I attached my disk management screenshot for reference.

    Could someone please explain to a novice like me how to make my new SSD (disk 1) the boot drive? For info, I do not have a windows OS CD but already created a windows 10 repair disk.

    Thanks and appologies if this has already been answered in another thread (could not find specific answer to my situation)

    :)
     
    Freds, Nov 11, 2015
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  2. organDan Win User

    stuck after adding SSD to my new Lenovo desktop

    I planned to migrate Windows 10 from my new Lenovo desktop's C: drive with a 1T HDD to a newly-installed SSD. Cloning the OS (and a few other C: files) to the new SSD with EaseUS Todo seemed to go successfully, but I don't know how to complete the process
    - here's why....

    The Lenovo boots successfully when ONLY the HDD drive is disconnected, and the C: drive is the SSD. All installed programs run normally.

    But when I restart with both drives connected, I have a Windows A: drive (SSD) and Windows C: drive, and don't know which I'm booting from. I can't use Disk Manager (or EaseUS Todo) to wipe / reformat the HDD, because it has a boot partition, and neither
    software will let me.

    I don't care what letter drive the SSD is, as long as I can boot from it, and use the HDD however I want, but I can't get there. What do I do now? This can't be a very hard problem to solve, but I am very eager to hear suggestions on how to proceed. Thanks

    --Dan
     
    organDan, Nov 11, 2015
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  3. alden2662 Win User
    How to change boot from HDD to SSD?

    I recently installed Crucial 275 GB M2 SSD in my new Acer Aspire E5-575-33BM laptop and cloned HDD to SSD with Easy US Todo back up software. Cloning appear to be successful and on disk management menu SSD looks like it healthy and has all Windows and partition
    copied and ready. Now, how to change boot from HDD to SSD? I understand I need to change boot on BIOS but not sure how to do it exactly. I tried to do it from YouTube video with changes in BIOS, but now I am not sure whether I did everything right and made
    laptop to boot from SSD or it still boots from HDD. Will appreciate some instructions how to check if boot comes from SSD and if not -how to change boot to SSD.

    Thanks

    AD

    Moved from: Windows / Windows 10 / Windows Ink & touch
     
    alden2662, Nov 11, 2015
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  4. spapakons Win User

    How to boot from newly installed SSD

    If you want to keep both disks in the computer, you must enter BIOS and go to BOOT section. Then in hard disk priority, make the new SSD first on the list, so it has higher priority than the older disk. If you still cannot boot, you may have to repair startup using Windows 10 DVD or troubleshooting options (you'll see them after 2-3 failed startups).
     
    spapakons, Nov 11, 2015
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  5. Freds Win User
    Thanks, but I do not have a Windows 10 DVD (free upgrade from OEM windows 8, for which I do not have a DVD either) and unfortunately my computer fails to start if I put the new SSD as first priority in the hard disk priority.

    Do you have any other suggestion?
     
    Freds, Nov 11, 2015
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  6. NavyLCDR New Member
    Use MiniTool Partition Wizard Free to shrink the OS partition on the SSD by 350mb. Copy the 350mb partition from Disk 0 to the SSD - that is the partition that contains your boot files. Use Partition Wizard to assign a drive letter to the new 350mb partition on the SSD.

    In File Explorer make sure to set it to show hidden files and folders.

    Use EasyBCD - make sure to point it to the BCD store on the NEW SSD boot partition - it will default to the system BCD still active on Drive 0. Add a new entry to point to the system OS on the SSD. Remove the entry pointing to the old OS partition. Use MiniTool Partition Wizard to set the new SSD 350mb partition on the SSD as active.
     
    NavyLCDR, Nov 11, 2015
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  7. Freds Win User
    Thanks,

    I am not familiar with EasyBCD and don't know how to point it to the BCD store on the new SSD boot partition.
    Also, in case something goes wrong, I would rather be able to have 2 boot options, the old one (current settings) and the new one booting from the new SSD. Would the change above lock or corrupt the "old" boot leaving me at risk of not being able to boot at all?

    Thanks again,
     
    Freds, Nov 11, 2015
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  8. NavyLCDR New Member

    How to boot from newly installed SSD

    Here's the documentation for EasyBCD:
    Editing a BCD on a different disk

    Once you get the BCD store on the new boot partition on the SSD set up, then you will select it to boot from in bios. If it doesn't work, all you have to do is go back to setting the original disk, Disk 0 as the boot drive in bios. After it is all working, you can delete the drive letter from the new boot partition (it's only needed in order to edit the BCD store). You can also delete the boot partition on Disk 0 and add that free space to the data partition, if you want to.
     
    NavyLCDR, Nov 11, 2015
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  9. spapakons Win User
    Deleting the boot partition from the other disk and extending the data partition, will have to move all data to the start of the disk and will take much time. I don't think it's worth it for 500ΜΒ or less.
     
    spapakons, Nov 11, 2015
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  10. NavyLCDR New Member
    Only 350mb of data will have to be moved. Take 5 minutes for the entire operation - at most.
     
    NavyLCDR, Nov 11, 2015
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  11. spapakons Win User
    Not sure about that, but if you have done it, you should know better.
     
    spapakons, Nov 11, 2015
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  12. Freds Win User
    Thanks to both, problem solved!!!*Smile
     
    Freds, Apr 4, 2018
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