Windows 10: replacing hard drive causes computer to not be able to boot

Discus and support replacing hard drive causes computer to not be able to boot in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; Hi - I've got a 250GB SSD installed non-system drive, just storage which I'm trying to upgrade to a 1GB drive. I've formatted the 1GB drive and copied... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by DavidKaplowitz, Sep 4, 2023.

  1. replacing hard drive causes computer to not be able to boot


    Hi - I've got a 250GB SSD installed non-system drive, just storage which I'm trying to upgrade to a 1GB drive. I've formatted the 1GB drive and copied all the data to it from the 250GB drive. When I shut the computer down and swap the drives, when I boot back up again the computer won't boor. It boots into the BIOS and despite the 1GB SSD system drive being at the top of the boot priority list, when I continue it just flashes which cursors periodically on the screen. Any idea here? I've tried 2 different 1TB SSD's as well.

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    DavidKaplowitz, Sep 4, 2023
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  2. Windows 10, Occasional Error, No Hard Drive, after Hard Drive Replacement

    Hi,

    System corruption can cause issues detecting your computer's hard drive. For us to properly investigate on your concern, we'd like to confirm the following information:

    • On which cases do you receive the startup error?
    • Aside from replacing the hard drive, have you made any significant changes to your device prior to this happening?
    • Have you tried plugging in the replaced hard drive to another computer to check if the same thing occurs?
    • What troubleshooting steps have you done so far?

    We will be waiting for your reply so we can move forward to resolving your query.
     
    Dhavelyn Mer, Sep 4, 2023
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  3. Can't get replacement hard drive to boot

    The boot sector on my Windows 10 HP ProBook 650 laptop went bad. I purchased a replacement 1 TB hard drive, connect it to my laptop with a SATA to USB cable, set up partitions identical to those on my laptop and used xcopy to copy my files to their corresponding partitions on the new drive and set the partition to "active" and installed it in the laptop. When I power it up, it will not boot. I have followed various troubleshooting steps I found online but none worked.

    Can anyone suggest some possible solutions?

    Thanks

    DH
     
    drhansenjr, Sep 4, 2023
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  4. replacing hard drive causes computer to not be able to boot

    Windows 10 1909 Causes Secondary Hard Drive to not be Recognized

    Installing the Windows 10 1909 Update causes my secondary hard drive to not be recognized.

    Steps to confirm issue:

    • Secondary drive not visible in Windows Explorer
    • Secondary drive not visible in device manager
    • Secondary drive not visible in disk manager

    Steps to replicate issue:

    • Installing 1909 update

    Steps to resolve issue:

    • Uninstall 1909 update

    Since updates can only be delayed for so long, an actual fix would be appreciated.
     
    Teknophile, Sep 4, 2023
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