Hi guys. Point me to the thread if this questions has already been answered, but for all my searching through similar problems, I can't seem to find a solution.
So I recently decided to upgrade from a HDD(500gb) to an SSD(90gb). Common story I know. I want to move the OS(Windows 7) from the HDD to the SSD, but I don't have the DVD. No I did not pirate the OS, I just bought the computer refurbished so the OS was pre-installed. Here are my efforts so far:
1. I downloaded DriveImage to clone my HDD (which currently has nothing but the operating system on it) to my SSD. No dice. DriveImage says the SSD has to be as big or larger to clone. I read up on it, and this seems to be a common problem.
2. I downloaded EaseUS Partition Manager, and repartition the HDD to about 25 gb so that it contains only the OS. The partition is now much smaller than my SSD, so I clone the partition onto the SSD with no problem.
Now, here`s the issue. I have a fully functional HDD with Windows 7 on it which I can boot to. I also have, to my knowledge, a perfect clone of all software on the HDD on my SSD, which means that I should be able to boot to it, right? Unfortunately, my computer thinks otherwise.
Whenever I try to boot to the SSD, either by making it the only drive connected to the MB, or by changing the BIOS boot priority, I get the "Please insert a proper boot device" message. I'm pretty much at the end of my HDD/SSD/MB knowledge at this point. Any thoughts?
In case it helps, here are the relevant specs. Let me know if you need more.
-ASUS M588-M mATX AM3+ DDR3 AMD 880G 1PCI-E16 2PCI-E1 1PCI USB3.0 SATA3 DVI HDMI Motherboard
-Seagate Barracuda 7200 500gb SATA Internal HDD
-OCZ Vertex 2 Extended 90gb SATA2 Sandforce SF1200 SSD
So I recently decided to upgrade from a HDD(500gb) to an SSD(90gb). Common story I know. I want to move the OS(Windows 7) from the HDD to the SSD, but I don't have the DVD. No I did not pirate the OS, I just bought the computer refurbished so the OS was pre-installed. Here are my efforts so far:
1. I downloaded DriveImage to clone my HDD (which currently has nothing but the operating system on it) to my SSD. No dice. DriveImage says the SSD has to be as big or larger to clone. I read up on it, and this seems to be a common problem.
2. I downloaded EaseUS Partition Manager, and repartition the HDD to about 25 gb so that it contains only the OS. The partition is now much smaller than my SSD, so I clone the partition onto the SSD with no problem.
Now, here`s the issue. I have a fully functional HDD with Windows 7 on it which I can boot to. I also have, to my knowledge, a perfect clone of all software on the HDD on my SSD, which means that I should be able to boot to it, right? Unfortunately, my computer thinks otherwise.
Whenever I try to boot to the SSD, either by making it the only drive connected to the MB, or by changing the BIOS boot priority, I get the "Please insert a proper boot device" message. I'm pretty much at the end of my HDD/SSD/MB knowledge at this point. Any thoughts?
In case it helps, here are the relevant specs. Let me know if you need more.
-ASUS M588-M mATX AM3+ DDR3 AMD 880G 1PCI-E16 2PCI-E1 1PCI USB3.0 SATA3 DVI HDMI Motherboard
-Seagate Barracuda 7200 500gb SATA Internal HDD
-OCZ Vertex 2 Extended 90gb SATA2 Sandforce SF1200 SSD