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    [SOLVED] upgrading a lenovo ideapad 3 from hdd to ssd

    I hate to admit defeat but i tried to just put in the ssd and install, then initialized it on another pc and tried the install again, then partitioned it out and tried the install again, ive tried gpt and mbr. Theres no legacy option so i tried with and without secure boot and with and without...
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    [SOLVED] upgrading a lenovo ideapad 3 from hdd to ssd

    I apologize, in my rush i did not give adequate info but i have updated the post. I apologize again and thank you for the response. yes to both
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    [SOLVED] upgrading a lenovo ideapad 3 from hdd to ssd

    Ive had it work before but that was when Legacy boot was an option.
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    [SOLVED] upgrading a lenovo ideapad 3 from hdd to ssd

    i cannot, hdd is bitlocker'ed. client wont pick up the phone. Is macrium the best at cloning? I have been using Aomei.
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    [SOLVED] upgrading a lenovo ideapad 3 from hdd to ssd

    the only reason i did install windows on it was because windows wasnt seeing during the install on that laptop
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    [SOLVED] upgrading a lenovo ideapad 3 from hdd to ssd

    With the legacy boot option gone im not sure how to boot the ssd (which i installed windows 10 on with a different pc) on the laptop. The bios sees the sandisk SSD but wont boot to it and when i load from a windows 10 boot drive it doesnt see the ssd either. The hdd doesnt have much on it and i...