Windows 10: why when i plug in a new ssd it trys to boot up from the new one even thought there is no...

why when i plug in a new ssd it trys to boot up from the new one even thought there is no windows on it yet, I want to clone mt old SSD onto a new SSD with more space, but I cant clone it when it only boots up from the new blank SSD please help

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New windows 10 installtion on New SSD - wont boot unless old SSD present

It seems you installed Windows while the both SSDs were connected. This would have caused your current problem. Maybe it is sufficient to do this:

1. Launch the Disk Manager.
2. Right-click drive C:, then mark it as "active".
3. Shut down Windows
4. Open the BIOS and tell it that the new SSD is the primary boot device.
5. Disconnect the old SSD.
6. Boot up normally.

If this does not work then you might have to do this:

1. Disconnect the old SSD.
2. Re-install Windows on the new SSD, using the Media Creation Tool.

 

Migrated os to new ssd and it won't boot properly

Hi Dylan_14,

I am Jaspreet Singh an independent advisor.

Have you changed bios settings to boot from the new ssd?

If yes try rebuilding boot record as listed in steps here :
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/for...

It might be a good choice to check partition layout/format in your new ssd to be sure they are same as Hdd.

** If willing I would recommend a clean install over cloning as newer updates for windows cause a lot issues during cloning that makes it not worth the effort over a clean install.

 

New SSD wont boot

Hi John

Boot into BIOS, is SATA Mode set to AHCI to enable booting from an SSD drive?

Is the SSD drive set a top of the Boot Priority list?

Did you try connecting that SSD to the SATA Port normally used by your old HDD?