I purchased a new 2TB m.2 SSD drive and cloned my existing 128GB m.2 SSD drive. When I switch out the drives, I cannot boot from the new SSD. I have gone into the bios to set the boot order, but the new drive doesn't even show up as an option.
The computer also has a 65gb MMC drive. I cloned the entire 128 gb m.2 SSD drivedid you only have the 128gb m.2 drive before or did you also have another hdd/ssd?
did you cloned everything or just the c partition?
Put it back together as it was originally, and post a screencap of the Disk Management window.The computer also has a 65gb MMC drive. I cloned the entire 128 gb m.2 SSD drive
It's a Lenovo IdeaPad 1 14IGL7. It has a 128gb m.2 ssd drive, a 64gb eMMC drive. I used Macrium Reflect software to clone the drive
- What are all the parts in this system?
- What tool did you use for the clone process?
Here is the photo:Put it back together as it was originally, and post a screencap of the Disk Management window.
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The original Drive is a FORESEE SATAIII M.2 2280 SSD, the new drive is a TIMETEC SATA III M.2 2280 SSD. I cloned the drive using Macrium Reflect software . Yes the laptop only has one slot.Make/model of the 2 M.2 drives?
Secondly, how did you clone from the 128GB to the 2TB?
Presumably, the system has only one M.2 port?
Given that it has only one M.2 port....how?The original Drive is a FORESEE SATAIII M.2 2280 SSD, the new drive is a TIMETEC SATA III M.2 2280 SSD. I cloned the drive using Macrium Reflect software . Yes the laptop only has one slot.
Oh, I used an external USB enclosureGiven that it has only one M.2 port....how?
Via an Image? Or something else?
That may be an issue of the enclosure.Oh, I used an external USB enclosure
My ultimate goal is to install Linux Mint anyway. Maybe I should just install that on the new SSD? I don't know why I didn't just start with that!Or, since you don't appear to have a whole lot in the C drive, consider just a fresh OS install (and everything else) on the new 2TB.
That also works!My ultimate goal is to install Linux Mint anyway. Maybe I should just install that on the new SSD? I don't know why I didn't just start with that!
For a new Linux install, no formatting needed beforehand.Shouldn't I be able to format the new SSD for Linux, take out the old windows SSD, put in the new one and install linux from a usb drive? When I boot from the usb, it can't find the new SSD drive to install on.
Then this might indicate a hardware issue.Well that's my problem unfortunately
Assuming compatibility and no other hardware issues, probably.So I can take out the SSD in my new laptop and put in a brand new SSD unformatted and the system should be able to see it when I boot from a usb flash drive to install linux?