New SSD causing error "INACCESSIBLE BOOT DEVICE" on launch

[trandizzy]

So my Samsung 850 EVO came in recently and I tried to use Samsung's Data Migration tool because I wanted to move my OS from my HHD to the new SSD. Everything was going smoothly until it froze at 99%, I tried to hit cancel after waiting 6 hours but it did nothing. Basically I left it on for the next 3 days and force closed it after getting impatient. I restarted my computer and that's when I got hit with a blue screen with stop code "INACCESSIBLE BOOT DEVICE"; can't say I was shocked. But now I can't boot up the PC unless I unplug the SSD. Plugging the SSD back in will cause the error again.

So at the moment I'm just looking for some help on how to reset my SSD back to before trying to migrate the OS to it. I want to do a fresh install of windows instead of bothering with these cloning tools. It's been a truly frustrating experience, any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Btw I don't have safe boot as an option under troubleshoot during the bluescreen for whatever reason, but I have command prompt and some reverting tools.

 

[kaptainkuftic]

Go to your boot priority and move your original boot device over your new SSD, boot into the old drive, and format your new SSD.

Then set your boot priority and put a flash drive with the windows ISO on it to the top, and install windows on the new SSD.

If you're having trouble with the machine continuously trying to boot to the new SSD, physically remove the cables and go from there

 

[trandizzy]

I tried changing the boot priorities but I'm still getting the same error. Here's an image to help visualise what I'm looking at https://imgur.com/a/ZZ13u

I also have an option to Boot Override a drive but I'm not sure what that does. CSM is also enabled if that makes any difference.

 

[trandizzy]

Nevermind, I solved this by switching my SSD SATA cable to the first slot and moving the HHD. This allowed the system boot up with both drives plugged in and but the SSD had an error/didn't appear in disk management. I restarted the computer and opened BIOS and simply moved the SSD to the top in boot order and then saved changes. After this I was able to find the SSD in disk management and format it.

 

[psiboy]

So my Samsung 850 EVO came in recently and I tried to use Samsung's Data Migration tool because I wanted to move my OS from my HHD to the new SSD. Everything was going smoothly until it froze at 99%, I tried to hit cancel after waiting 6 hours but it did nothing. Basically I left it on for the next 3 days and force closed it after getting impatient. I restarted my computer and that's when I got hit with a blue screen with stop code "INACCESSIBLE BOOT DEVICE"; can't say I was shocked. But now I can't boot up the PC unless I unplug the SSD. Plugging the SSD back in will cause the error again.

So at the moment I'm just looking for some help on how to reset my SSD back to before trying to migrate the OS to it. I want to do a fresh install of windows instead of bothering with these cloning tools. It's been a truly frustrating experience, any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Btw I don't have safe boot as an option under troubleshoot during the bluescreen for whatever reason, but I have command prompt and some reverting tools.

I've found checking your bios and whether the drive/sata ports are set to AHCI or IDE I've fixed two computers with this exact same issue by simply changing it from one to the other, saving the bios setting and restarting.. viola! If Windows was installed with one setting it will give you grief like this if you switch to the other without installing a fix from microsoft first or sinply re-installing with AHCI turned on.