Question System identifies my new m.2 as the drive that windows is installed on but BIOS identifies my old ssd sata drive as the boot option still.

[RuffRidersEvo]

Basically the title, what i did was i reinstalled windows on my new m.2 drive and my plan is to use the old sata ssd (my previous boot drive) as external storage. However my BIOS still has the sata drive as the selected boot option, with the m.2 nowhere in sight in the boot option menu, should i just format the old ssd sata drive?

 

[USAFRet]

Basically the title, what i did was i reinstalled windows on my new m.2 drive and my plan is to use the old sata ssd (my previous boot drive) as external storage. However my BIOS still has the sata drive as the selected boot option, with the m.2 nowhere in sight in the boot option menu, should i just format the old ssd sata drive?

Did you do the install on the M.2 with the old drive still connected?

If so, redo the install. With ONLY the new M.2 connected.

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[RuffRidersEvo]

Did you do the install on the M.2 with the old drive still connected?

If so, redo the install. With ONLY the new M.2 connected.

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yes i did, if i redo the install, am i going to lose anything?

 

[USAFRet]

yes i did, if i redo the install, am i going to lose anything?

You will be starting over completely.

 

[RuffRidersEvo]

You will be starting over completely.

Ugh, i just started reinstalling all of my stuff

 

[RuffRidersEvo]

Ugh, i just started reinstalling all of my stuff

You will be starting over completely.

would it be wise to backup my files to my external hdd beforehand? So i can just reinstall stuff?

 

[USAFRet]

would it be wise to backup my files to my external hdd beforehand? So i can just reinstall stuff?

Backup your personal files, yes.
Applications will need to be reinstalled from their original install thing.

 

[itsdigger]

Before doing anything else, try disconnecting the SATA drive and go into BIOS and designate the SSD as the boot drive.

 

[RuffRidersEvo]

Before doing anything else, try disconnecting the SATA drive and go into BIOS and designate the SSD as the boot drive.

just tried that, no other boot drive could be detected

 

[SkyNetRising]

Boot with both drives connected and show screenshot from Disk Management.
(upload to imgur.com and post link)

I see, you don't really want to reinstall windows.
This can be avoided, but will require creating bootloader partition on new drive manually.

 

[RuffRidersEvo]

Boot with both drives connected and show screenshot from Disk Management.
(upload to imgur.com and post link)

I see, you don't really want to reinstall windows.
This can be avoided, but will require creating bootloader partition on new drive manually.

So if i reinstall windows on the new drive, will it wipe it completely? Will it also affect my steam game progress?

 

[SkyNetRising]

So if i reinstall windows on the new drive, will it wipe it completely? Will it also affect my steam game progress?

Depends on,

how you install;​

where you install.​

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Can you show the screenshot, I asked for before?

 

[RuffRidersEvo]

Depends on,

how you install;​

where you install.​

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Can you show the screenshot, I asked for before?

I am at work i will do it later

 

[itsdigger]

just tried that, no other boot drive could be detected

If you disconnected the HDD and the SSD didn't show up, I have to ask, how you cloned the SDD as there may be nothing on it?

 

[RuffRidersEvo]

If you disconnected the HDD and the SSD didn't show up, I have to ask, how you cloned the SDD as there may be nothing on it?

i reinstalled windows on the ssd

 

[itsdigger]

i reinstalled windows on the ssd

Well than, what method did you use to install Windows on the SSD?

 

[RuffRidersEvo]

Well than, what method did you use to install Windows on the SSD?

USB

 

[USAFRet]

Maybe you should try cloning the HDD with Macrium Reflect 7 Free Edition

While cloning is often a good option, and Macrium is a good tool....that has nothing to do with this particular problem.

 

[itsdigger]

OK, I got off topic a bit so, I deleted the post although I see plenty of posts above telling the OP to reinstall the OS. I simply suggested a different method.