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Looking at my new SSD, it's NVME and the old one is SATA. According to the Lenovo forum, that's a problem. It's back to the store for me. EDIT: That was the problem. It's up and running now. Thanks for all your help.

I'm not sure what you mean (the drive letter was always assigned), but does this help? View: https://imgur.com/23K81Y6

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New problem: I used Disk Genius, which has a default option to "Set target disk to boot system via USB. " I took out the old SSD while the new SSD is connected via USB. The computer now boots up just fine. However, when I put the new SSD in the motherboard, I can't boot up. It tells me to hit...

That's what it was originally.

The new SSD is a Samsung, so I downloaded and used Samsung Data Migration as recommended. When it finished, it shut down the laptop. I turned the laptop over to disconnect the old SSD, careful to "Disconnect ALL drives except for the new SSD" When it started up, I get the same Recovery screen...

YOGA 710-151KB Signature Edition Intel Core i5-7200U @ 2.50 GHz 2.70 GHz 16.0 GB RAM 64 bit OS Windows 10 Pro C: drive only It boots fine when I reinstall the old SSD. P.S. I edited my question. Why is it necessary for me to keep the NEW SSD connected while the laptop is powered down?

Why is it necessary for me to keep the new SSD connected while the laptop is powered down? It's not easy for me to turn the laptop over to remove the old SSD with the new SSD connected via USB. Could this be our problem?

Yes, I did all those things first.

Thank you for your help so far. I did what you said. This time, before the "Choose an option" screen, it said, "Your PC did not start correctly" and it gave me the option to restart or go to Advanced options. Restarting didn't help and Advanced options took me to the "Choose an option screen."...

I'm trying to upgrade to a 1TB SSD. I cloned my 256G SSD and set my Bios to boot from it. My Lenovo Yoga 710 boots to a screen titled "Preparing Windows Repair" then "Choose an option: Continue, Use a device, Troubleshoot, Turn off your PC." I hit "Continue" and it returns to, "Preparing...