HDD and SSD issue

[Laurentiu Suciu]

Hello forum friends,
I have a big problem, perhaps you can give me a hand to solve it please.
I have 2 HDD`s 500Gb - one has Win7 32 bit version and data on it the other one only data.
I have bought a new SSD Samsung Evo 120Gb for my new system. On this ssd i have installed windows 8.1 pro version 64 bits.
When i boot, my new system only sees the ssd. How can i correct this ? My other two drives aren`t compatible or what ?

Thank you!

 

[USAFRet]

You brought over an old HDD (Win 7 32bit) into a new system?

The only way to try to boot from that is during powerup, get into the boot menu (F12) and select which drive.
Also, is that HDD in the boot order?

But...if it is an install from a different system, it may not boot at all.

 

[Laurentiu Suciu]

It boots , i have installed windows 8.1 without the old drives, just the SSD. Then i conneted the two old drives. Boot is from SSD. Boot order is SSD> HDD1 > HDD2

 

[USAFRet]

Right. The only way to (maybe) boot from that HDD (Win 7 32bit) is to select it during the powerup process.

F12, and select which drive to boot from.

 

[Laurentiu Suciu]

Maybe you didn`t understand fully what i mean, sorry. I would like to stick to the boot from my SSD in Windows 8.1 64bit, but also to be able to see my other two drives which are with data on them. Is that possible?

 

[USAFRet]

Maybe you didn`t understand fully what i mean, sorry. I would like to stick to the boot from my SSD in Windows 8.1 64bit, but also to be able to see my other two drives which are with data on them. Is that possible?

Sure.
Multiple drives are very common.

Do they appear in the BIOS?
Do they appear in File Explorer?

 

[Laurentiu Suciu]

My mobo is Asrock H97 pro4, in that uefi bios thing as long as it appears in boot order i guess yes, they appear ok. I didn`t check if they are in file explorer or not.

 

[USAFRet]

My mobo is Asrock H97 pro4, in that uefi bios thing as long as it appears in boot order i guess yes, they appear ok. I didn`t check if they are in file explorer or not.

File Explorer is where they should appear if you want to access the data from them.

 

[Laurentiu Suciu]

I will look into that, and let`s assume they don`t appear. What should i do ?

 

[USAFRet]

I will look into that, and let`s assume they don`t appear. What should i do ?

That depends on 'why'.
Let's assume they do....

 

[Laurentiu Suciu]

Ok, let`s assume they do. And after the windows prompts up and i`m going to see the drives i don`t see them, what`s next ?

 

[USAFRet]

Open File Explorer. Do you see those 2 other drives? They will have different drive letters.

 

[Laurentiu Suciu]

I will in about 20 minutes, i want to install first the drivers for the mobo. I will come back shortly with a reply, thank you!

 

[Laurentiu Suciu]

Ok, i can see them in Hard Drive BBS priority boot in UEFI bios. But after i load my windows, i can see only the ssd drive. Any sugestions ?

 

[USAFRet]

They don't appear in File Explorer?
How about Disk Management?