Windows 10: INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE after switching from internal HDD to external

Hi all,

I attempted to install Windows on an external hard drive. I already had Ubuntu on it, but Ubuntu didn't have everything I wanted. When I tried to install Windows to the external HDD, but I got an error saying that Windows only installs to internal hard drives. After switching my hard drive to internal, it worked. Unfortunately, that came back to bite me today.

I got a hard drive from someone I trust, I put it in as an external HDD for convenience for me later when I remove it, but I figured out that I needed to remove my current HDD and put the one my friend gave me in it's place. Even with my personal drive removed, it did not find my friends drive. About now I started to worry and would be glad if I got my computer out of this alive.

I removed my friends drive, put in mine as external (I planned to have it be external in the long run anyway, better now than later), and booted my system.

GRUB launched successfully, I ran Windows 10, and...

A Blue Screen of Death. Error code INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE. When Windows 10 rebooted, I ran GRUB and went into Ubuntu just fine.

Then I rebooted again. After that, my BIOS didn't detect any hard drive. Not my friend's, not mine.

Specs of my computer:

Motherboard: Gigabyte Gaming B8

My personal HDD: Seagate BarraCuda 1TB

BIOS: Version F8B

I also built it myself, so don't ask for the manufacturer and model.

That's all you really need to know, in theory. If you need any more info, I can tell you.

Best regards,

Michael

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