[SOLVED] can't set up new SSD as a default boot drive, can only boot manually via the bios boot menu.

[Avinoam73]

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TL;DR - cloned my os to a new SSD, works wonderfully but i can't set it up to boot from it by default, even after formatting my old HDD (which was the old (C drive)

Bought an SSD for the first time. cloned my (C drive on to it and boot up.
unless i got into the BIOS boot menu, it would boot up from my old HDD. when i got into the Boot menu it would present me with the options to:

1. boot from each one of my hard drives and SSD, labeled P0, P1, P2, and P3 (followd by their names). if i would try and boot from my SSD (P3) it would notify my of an error and tell me to boot from a proper source/media device.
2. Windows Boot Manager: this would boot up from my old HDD
3. "UEFI: (and then the name of my SSD)": this would properly boot up from my SSD
4. "Enter Setup": this would go into an infinite black screen (at least from my experience, i gave it a few minutes and then rebooted)

then i unplugged my old HDD and booted up to see what the system would do. the system automatically went up via my SSD, no problems. i then plugged in my old HDD back again and formatted it so i could keep using it as standard storage.
after doing and affirming everything still works, i rebooted to see if the system would boot up properly from my SSD.
it didn't.
it opened up that low-res light blue windows start up repair, and i didn't seem to find a setting that let me choose a boot device. i entered the bios once more and chose the "UEFI" option again, and now i'm writing this post for help.
once more, everything works flawlessly. the only thing i've failed to do is to set up my SSD as the default boot drive due to my bios not going into the boot setup menu.
the bios config menu (the place where you can OC etc if i'm naming it correctly) is working properly and doesn't take much time to load, if that matters.

Motherboard: gigabyte 990Xa-UD3
OS: windows 10
SSD: crucial MX500

thanks for the help.

 

[SkyNetRising]

Can you show screenshot from Disk Management?
(upload to imgur.com and post link)

You most likely have to delete bootloader partition from HDD.

 

[Avinoam73]

Can you show screenshot from Disk Management?
(upload to imgur.com and post link)

You most likely have to delete bootloader partition from HDD.

Sure. can't seem to embed it in this post tho, here's the link

https://imgur.com/a/zSvX1dw

View: https://imgur.com/gallery/zSvX1dw

 

[SkyNetRising]

So ..
Disk 0 (465GB) is the old HDD. Right?
And Disk 2 (931GB) is the new SSD. Right?

If yes, then delete EFI System partition from HDD (Disk 0).

diskpart​

list disk​

select disk 0​

list partition​

select partition 3​

(select 100MB EFI System partition, partition number can be 2 or 3, make sure you select the correct one)​

delete partition override​

exit​

 

[Avinoam73]

So ..
Disk 0 (465GB) is the old HDD. Right?
And Disk 2 (931GB) is the new SSD. Right?

If yes, then delete EFI System partition from HDD (Disk 0).

diskpart​

list disk​

select disk 0​

list partition​

select partition 3​

(select 100MB EFI System partition, partition number can be 2 or 3, make sure you select the correct one)​

delete partition override​

exit​

you are correct. when i right click the EFI partition, every option is grayed out (including delete) besides help. should i do?

 

[SkyNetRising]

you are correct. when i right click the EFI partition, every option is grayed out (including delete) besides help.

That's why you have to use diskpart. Disk Management will not allow deleting EFI system partition.

 

[Avinoam73]

That's why you have to use diskpart. Disk Management will not allow deleting EFI system partition.

Ok i used diskpart, deleted said portion.
After so i restarted it only to see now that i can't boot windows up at all. Not via my SSD (uefi) or nothing. It launches straight into start up repair only now it asks what keyboard layout i use before choosing between use a device, troubleshoot, or turn off.

Under "use a device" i can select the ssd unser UEFI or select hard drive. Both options reboot the system and the thig goes on and on. Now what?

This is written on via phone, since i cant access my PC

 

[Avinoam73]

I can access the command prompet via the troubleshooter, and therefore allocate new space for EFI. But it says that i dont have enough space on my SSD. Any advice?

 

[SkyNetRising]

Windows boot manager should boot from SSD now. Reconfigure boot priority settings.

If that doesn't work ..
Remove HDD and try to boot without it.
Earlier you said, your pc boots normally without hdd.

Also you can try switching sata ports between HDD and SSD. Connect SSD, where HDD was.

 

[SkyNetRising]

If you can get into command prompt, then execute these commands and show screenshot:

diskpart​

list disk​

select disk 0​

list partition​

select disk 2​

list partition​

list volume​

 

[Avinoam73]

Windows boot manager should boot from SSD now. Reconfigure boot priority settings.

If that doesn't work ..
Remove HDD and try to boot without it.
Earlier you said, your pc boots normally without hdd.

Also you can try switching sata ports between HDD and SSD. Connect SSD, where HDD was.

Removed the HDD and it sends me to a light blue screen called "Recovery" eith an erroe 0x000000e

 

[SkyNetRising]

Ok. Then go into command prompt and show screenshot of commands mentioned earlier.

 

[USAFRet]

And this is why you never delete from the old drive until you are 100% sure the system boots from the new clone all by itself.

 

[Avinoam73]

And this is why you never delete from the old drive until you are 100% sure the system boots from the new clone all by itself.

Thanks for the helpfull comment my guy

 

[USAFRet]

Thanks for the helpfull comment my guy

That is for the next 500 people that may read this in the coming years.

 

[SkyNetRising]

He said, system booted normally without HDD connected (post #1).

 

[Avinoam73]

Ok. Then go into command prompt and show screenshot of commands mentioned earlier.

Here it is

https://imgur.com/a/uGLoiH0

View: http://imgur.com/gallery/uGLoiH0

 

[SkyNetRising]

You forgot:
list volume

 

[Avinoam73]

You forgot:
list volume

Ok ill get it in a minute. Meanwhile, i can see theres a partition type system that is 100 mb in size. Im trying to command it with "assign" to be efi but i dont know the code.

 

[SkyNetRising]

Show list volume screenshot and I'll give you necessary commands to fix this.

 

[Avinoam73]

You forgot:
list volume

https://imgur.com/a/7Mmdtng

View: http://imgur.com/gallery/7Mmdtng

The plot thickens....

 

[Avinoam73]

Maybe it's because the HDD is still titled "c"? Is there a command to switch between the g volume and c volume? I feel as if that would fix it

 

[SkyNetRising]

Execute this, reboot and should boot right into windows.

diskpart​

list disk​

select disk 2​

select partition 4​

(select 100MB partition)​

assign letter=J​

exit​

bcdboot G:\windows /s J:​

 

[USAFRet]

Maybe it's because the HDD is still titled "c"? Is there a command to switch between the g volume and c volume? I feel as if that would fix it

The "C" drive is whatever the system is booted from. You can't change it midstream.

 

[SkyNetRising]

USAFRet please let me handle this.
You obviously didn't read the whole conversation.

He has booted into recovery environment. In recovery environment drive letters are assigned differently than in windows.