Hello, I had recently changed out my optical drive for a 1TB Samsung EVO 860 SSD in a caddy. I was hoping to use the new drive to boot Windows and run programs and use the existing HDD as storage.
However, I'm having multiple issues in achieving this. First. every time I restart my computer the system doesn't recognize the SSD and I need to remove the caddy and plug it back in to work. I've already cloned the old HDD and renamed the SSD the E: drive but nothing I do can make the BIOS boot to the SSD (doesn't show up as an option) or make it the main disk drive. Also, when I view the properties of the C: drive and E:, both the HDD and SSD show up under the hardware properties.
What can I do to fix these issues?
I have a Dell Inspiron 15 5567. For practicality, I do not want to remove the HDD from its original spot.
However, I'm having multiple issues in achieving this. First. every time I restart my computer the system doesn't recognize the SSD and I need to remove the caddy and plug it back in to work. I've already cloned the old HDD and renamed the SSD the E: drive but nothing I do can make the BIOS boot to the SSD (doesn't show up as an option) or make it the main disk drive. Also, when I view the properties of the C: drive and E:, both the HDD and SSD show up under the hardware properties.
What can I do to fix these issues?
I have a Dell Inspiron 15 5567. For practicality, I do not want to remove the HDD from its original spot.