SSD preventing PC to boot

[madalinp]

Hello,

Just encounter a problem with my ssd (intel 128 gb) ....with it connected my computer wont pass the phase when checking drives in boot sequence.
I have two additional hdd (both WD green, 1 TB and 500 gb) and with these 2 connected the computer is booting up normally. But when I plug the ssd wont boot as said above.
The problem apears when I try to reinstall windows on the ssd drive. I do the installation from an usb (win 7) and everything performed well untill the first reboot requested in windows installation when my issue appeared.
Any ideea?

Thanks in advance

 

[Darkbreeze]

Were the other two drives connected when you installed Windows on the SSD? Try resetting the bios to default settings WITH the other two drives disconnected, by removing the CMOS battery for a few minutes. Then connect the SSD to the SATA 0 or SATA 1 header on the motherboard, whichever is the lowest numbered header on your board.

Power off the unit, switch the PSU off and unplug the PSU cord from either the wall or the power supply.

Remove the motherboard CMOS battery for five minutes. During that five minutes, press the power button on the case for 30 seconds. After the five minutes is up, reinstall the CMOS battery making sure to insert it with the correct side up just as it came out.

Now, plug the power supply cable back in, switch the PSU back on and power up the system. It should display the POST screen and the options to enter CMOS/BIOS setup. Enter the bios setup program and reconfigure the boot settings for either the Windows boot manager or for legacy systems, the drive your OS is installed on if necessary.

Save settings and exit. If the system will POST and boot then you can move forward from there including going back into the bios and configuring any other custom settings you may need to configure such as Memory XMP profile settings, custom fan profile settings or other specific settings you may have previously had configured that were wiped out by resetting the CMOS.





Then install Windows to your SSD. Be sure that UEFI mode is disabled in the BIOS and that CSM (Compatibility support module) is enabled, if you have a dual legacy/UEFI motherboard and are installing Windows 7.

 

[madalinp]

Were the other two drives connected when you installed Windows on the SSD? Try resetting the bios to default settings WITH the other two drives disconnected, by removing the CMOS battery for a few minutes. Then connect the SSD to the SATA 0 or SATA 1 header on the motherboard, whichever is the lowest numbered header on your board.

Power off the unit, switch the PSU off and unplug the PSU cord from either the wall or the power supply.

Remove the motherboard CMOS battery for five minutes. During that five minutes, press the power button on the case for 30 seconds. After the five minutes is up, reinstall the CMOS battery making sure to insert it with the correct side up just as it came out.

Now, plug the power supply cable back in, switch the PSU back on and power up the system. It should display the POST screen and the options to enter CMOS/BIOS setup. Enter the bios setup program and reconfigure the boot settings for either the Windows boot manager or for legacy systems, the drive your OS is installed on if necessary.

Save settings and exit. If the system will POST and boot then you can move forward from there including going back into the bios and configuring any other custom settings you may need to configure such as Memory XMP profile settings, custom fan profile settings or other specific settings you may have previously had configured that were wiped out by resetting the CMOS.





Then install Windows to your SSD. Be sure that UEFI mode is disabled in the BIOS and that CSM (Compatibility support module) is enabled, if you have a dual legacy/UEFI motherboard and are installing Windows 7.