Question Changing boot drive from SATA to NVME M.2; black screen

[cdgo2610]

Hello, I have recently purchased an HP NVME M.2 SSD EX900 Plus 2TB and am trying to switch the boot drive to it from my current WDC WDS240G2G0A-00JH30 (222GB; which is full). I have initialized it as a drive, formatted and partitioned. I am pretty sure my BIOS is okay but I haven't found an update for it (b360M extreme). I'll go into BIOS and switch the new drive to first boot priority, boot, and get nothing but a black screen after showing the initial startup screen. What should I do? Thanks

 

[USAFRet]

Hello, I have recently purchased an HP NVME M.2 SSD EX900 Plus 2TB and am trying to switch the boot drive to it from my current WDC WDS240G2G0A-00JH30 (222GB; which is full). I have initialized it as a drive, formatted and partitioned. I am pretty sure my BIOS is okay but I haven't found an update for it (b360M extreme). I'll go into BIOS and switch the new drive to first boot priority, boot, and get nothing but a black screen after showing the initial startup screen. What should I do? Thanks

How did you 'move' the OS and boot partition from the old drive to the new?

 

[cdgo2610]

I used Acronis mirroring

 

[SkyNetRising]

I used Acronis mirroring

Please show a screenshot from Disk Management.
(upload to imgur.com and post link)

 

[cdgo2610]

Please show a screenshot from Disk Management.
(upload to imgur.com and post link)

https://imgur.com/a/ltbnl5Z

View: https://imgur.com/a/ltbnl5Z

 

[USAFRet]

If you physically disconnect ALL drives except the 2TB Disk 0, does it boot up properly?

After a successful clone operation, that is the FIRST thing you need to do.

 

[cdgo2610]

If you physically disconnect ALL drives except the 2TB Disk 0, does it boot up properly?

After a successful clone operation, that is the FIRST thing you need to do.

I have not done that yet, I'm on it! thanks

 

[cdgo2610]

If you physically disconnect ALL drives except the 2TB Disk 0, does it boot up properly?

After a successful clone operation, that is the FIRST thing you need to do.

update- I can successfully boot it when all other drives are unplugged! However, I shut back down and plugged in the others, opened BIOS and confirmed boot order, and then it didn't recognize it as bootable.

 

[USAFRet]

update- I can successfully boot it when all other drives are unplugged! However, I shut back down and plugged in the others, opened BIOS and confirmed boot order, and then it didn't recognize it as bootable.

Show us a screencap of your BIOS boot order.

 

[lava2]

try to Remove motherboard's CMOS battery for five minutes. In some cases you may remove the graphics card to access the CMOS battery.
after that, press the power button on the case, continuously, for 15-30 seconds, in order to deplete any residual charge that might be present in the CMOS circuit. After the five minutes is finished, insert the CMOS battery making sure to put it with the correct side up just as it came out.

 

[USAFRet]

try to Remove motherboard's CMOS battery for five minutes. In some cases you may remove the graphics card to access the CMOS battery.
after that, press the power button on the case, continuously, for 15-30 seconds, in order to deplete any residual charge that might be present in the CMOS circuit. After the five minutes is finished, insert the CMOS battery making sure to put it with the correct side up just as it came out.

What does the CMOS battery have to do with this specific problem?

Please tell us, in excruciating detail.

 

[cdgo2610]

Show us a screencap of your BIOS boot order.

BIOS order when only NVME plugged in-

https://imgur.com/a/only

View: https://imgur.com/a/only-nvme-plugged-HUwWncM

BIOS when all plugged in (1/2), and then when booted with NVME as first AND ONLY priority, as others I disabled-

https://imgur.com/a/all

View: https://imgur.com/a/all-plugged-uiBXDAr


it seems like the old drive is automatically taking priority?

 

[USAFRet]

Your second pic, you should be able to change the priority of Windows Boot Manager from the old drive to the new one.

 

[cdgo2610]

Okay. How do I do that?

 

[USAFRet]

Okay. How do I do that?

Boot Option #1, select the Windows Boot Manager on the 2TB.

 

[cdgo2610]

Boot Option #1, select the Windows Boot Manager on the 2TB.

Wow, it’s working!!! Thank you so much!!!

 

[lava2]

What does the CMOS battery have to do with this specific problem?

Please tell us, in excruciating detail.

i know may do nothing, but this method helps specially with black screens, he already tried a couple of methods, and will not affect pc in anyway

 

[USAFRet]

i know may do nothing, but this method helps specially with black screens, he already tried a couple of methods, and will not affect pc in anyway

Identify the problem before applying a solution.