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windows boot problem

  • 26-10-2011 2:10am
    #1
    U_Fig
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 893 ✭✭✭


    i recently bought an SSD to replace my current HDD (which i am putting into my optical drive bay as a storage device).

    So anyway I decided on a fresh install of windows on the new SSD for handiness. I booted into windows the HDD which was still connected to the internal SATA controller. I then connected the new SSD via eSATA. i then ran the setup in windows and installed it on the SSD.

    I then replaced the HDD with the SSD so the SSD is now on the internal SATA controller. now i have a couple of problems.. first the SSD is assigned to G:/ and the HDD is still C:/ i want to change the SSD to C:/ . Can i just assign the new drive letter in disk management or will i have to do more and which OS should i boot to do this HDD or SSD.

    My next problem is that i cannot boot into the SSD drive without the HDD connected via eSATA.

    What i want out of this is to be able to boot into the SSD without having the HDD connected and have it as the C:/.

    how can i go about this?


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  • #2
    The Toff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 91 ✭✭The Toff


    As for the boot issue, it sounds like your boot manager is on your old drive.

    1. In your bios, make sure that the SSD is #1 in the boot order.
    2. Seeing as it seems that there is no boot manager on the SSD, use your windows install disc to repair your install. There will be an option to fix startup issues. Hopefully you will be able to select the win7 installation on your SSD and it will create a new boot manager.
    4. If all else fails, I'd recommend installing windows again on a formatted ssd drive, from disc or usb. Just pop in the disc, start up your pc, and away you go. You might be best off having the SSD as the only drive connected to your mobo, as otherwise, there is a chance that it will add the boot manager to your old HDD again.

    Also, here is a good resource that reiterates most of what I said.
    http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/fixing-bootmgr-is-missing-error-while-trying-to-boot-windows-vista/


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