Windows 10: second drive with windows10

Good day,


Just want to know if I copy and how my Windows10 to a separate SSD connected with USB to my laptop. So that i can boot up from the internal harddisk and if necessary from connected SSD,


Thank you,

Rob

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Windows10 - Black Screen only when second hard drive plugged in

Hi, Shaun.

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

I understand your concern, and we in Community will try to help you in the best possible way.

Before I can provide assistance, I would like you to answer the questions stated below:

• • Did you get any Error message or Error code when you tried to connect to the second HDD?
  • Have you tried to plug the HDD into other computer and check if the same issue arises?
  • Did you try any troubleshooting step to resolve the issue?

If you can access the drive through your computer or some other system, I suggest that you try the steps mentioned below and check if issue persist.

Step 1: With the HDD connected to the system log into Safe Mode and check if the issue arises there as well.

Step 2: If there are any bad sectors on the hard disk then Windows cannot read those files. So in order to find if there are any bad sectors on the hard disk, I suggest you to run Check
Disk Using check disk command for any errors on hard disk and check if it helps.

Warning: Microsoft does not recommend interrupting the CHKDSK process. Microsoft does not guarantee the integrity of the disk if the CHKDSK program is interrupted .For safety
you can back up your data before using the check disk command.

Use the check disk commands as follows:

a. Press Windows Key + X, then choose Command prompt (Admin) from the context menu.

b. In search window type 'cmd' and ENTER. Right click and select 'Run as administrator'.

c. Type at the command prompt CHKDSK /P and press ENTER to scan the disk.

d. Then type CHKDSK C: /F /R and press ENTER to repair corrupt sectors, if there are any.

Note: The root drive has to be C: and the command may schedule a task at the system startup, if it does, then press Y to schedule a task and restart the computer to perform chkdsk.

Once chkdsk completes, boot to the desktop and then check.

Important: While performing chkdsk on the hard drive if any bad sectors are found on the hard drive when chkdsk tries to repair that sector if any data available on that might be lost.

Your reply is very important for us to ensure a proper resolution. Please get back to us with the above information in order to assist you accordingly.

For further assistance, you can post your query in Microsoft Community

 

Wondering about a second hard drive and installing Vista on it and also a ..

Annoying having to go into the bios each time though. And for me not a option unless i run 2 arrays.

 

Hard drive/ OS issue

a guy suggested :

• shutdown
• unhooked HDD
• restarted
• yay !!
• reconnected HDD
• restarted
• yay !!

also , try method 3
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