Question Why is my drive showing strange in Computer Management

[goozblahblah]

ohhh - so I need to leave the 1TB drive in computer A, and have OS up and running?

 

[USAFRet]

ohhh - so I need to leave the 1TB drive in computer A, and have OS up and running?

well, maybe. But yes.

You can't clone a drive that is offline.


But if you're using PC B, and that 2 bay Walmart dock to clone the 1TB to the 8TB...that may be an option.
I've never used one of those, so I have no idea of the specifics.

Get that 8TB formatted as GPT, and then we can continue.

 

[USAFRet]

There are $0 ways to do this, without that dock thing.

 

[goozblahblah]

it's in GPT format

 

[goozblahblah]

There are $0 ways to do this, without that dock thing.

I'm not 100% tied to the dock, i just thought it would make this easier which it def has not

I've heard Macrium Reflect can clone a drive fast as lightning...but not sure if it's a use case here

 

[USAFRet]

it's in GPT format

Please show us a screencap of your Disk Management window depicting this.

 

[goozblahblah]

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[USAFRet]

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I mean Disk Management, but...

Disk 2 is the one?

Disk 0 is the current OS drive?

 

[goozblahblah]

I mean Disk Management, but...

Disk 2 is the one?

Disk 0 is the current OS drive?

oh sorry - i didn't realize you meant Disk Management

Disk 0 is the boot drive for Computer B
Disk 2 is the 8TB I want to upgrade to
Disk 3 is the 1TB boot drive for Computer A

 

[USAFRet]

oh sorry - i didn't realize you meant Disk Management

Disk 0 is the boot drive for Computer B
Disk 2 is the 8TB I want to upgrade to
Disk 3 is the 1TB boot drive for Computer A

Why are we still looking at both Computer A and B?

Which PC are you wanting to Upgrade from a 1TB to the 8TB?

 

[goozblahblah]

Why are we still looking at both Computer A and B?

Which PC are you wanting to Upgrade from a 1TB to the 8TB?

Computer A....

Do I need to place the 1 TB boot drive back into Computer A and power up?

 

[USAFRet]

Computer A....

Do I need to place the 1 TB boot drive back into Computer A and power up?

Assuming we want to change the OS drive in Computer A from its 1TB to the 8TB, yes.

Take Computer B and that dock out of the equation completely.


Put the relevant 1TB back into Computer A.
Connect the 8TB to another SATA port on the computer A motherboard.
Power UP.
Show us a screencap of the Disk Management window from Computer A.
This should show its 1TB C drive, and this 8TB Toshiba.

 

[goozblahblah]

@USAFRet - the computer gods hate me.

I put the 1 TB back in Computer A and now it will only boot to BIOS - will not boot windows.
It shows the 1TB drive as being in SATA Port 3 and the boot order is still listed to only boot from Hard Drive.

WTH is going on!

 

[USAFRet]

@USAFRet - the computer gods hate me.

I put the 1 TB back in Computer A and now it will only boot to BIOS - will not boot windows.
It shows the 1TB drive as being in SATA Port 3 and the boot order is still listed to only boot from Hard Drive.

WTH is going on!

Power off
Disconnect ALL drives except for the 1TB that was in this originally.
Power UP.

What happens?

 

[goozblahblah]

everything is disconnected from computer A - EXCEPT the 1TB drive that was originally connected to it.

Boots to BIOS

 

[USAFRet]

everything is disconnected from computer A - EXCEPT the 1TB drive that was originally connected to it.

Boots to BIOS

And in the BIOS, can you manipulate the boot order to select that 1TB?

 

[goozblahblah]

And in the BIOS, can you manipulate the boot order to select that 1TB?

yes it is set to boot hard drive - but when i save and exit the bios it never boots

 

[USAFRet]

yes it is set to boot hard drive - but when i save and exit the bios it never boots

Is there an option for "Windows Boot Manager"?
If so, select that.

 

[goozblahblah]

Is there an option for "Windows Boot Manager"?
If so, select that.

i do not see one

the drive is back in the same caddy, in the same location in the case, and def using the same small pin connector, i've even tried all 3 of the larger pin connectors to see if that made a diff.

 

[USAFRet]

i do not see one

the drive is back in the same caddy, in the same location in the case, and def using the same small pin connector, i've even tried all 3 of the larger pin connectors to see if that made a diff.

Then all your previous meddling may have screwed up the boot partition.

Do a clean install on the new 8TB, and start over.

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[goozblahblah]

counfound it! this was supposed to be easy! haha

 

[USAFRet]

counfound it! this was supposed to be easy! haha

It would have been, if you had gone down the right path.

Or just asked here:
"How do I...?"

 

[goozblahblah]

It would have been, if you had gone down the right path.

Or just asked here:
"How do I...?"

okay - i get the error
BootDevice Not Found
Please install an operating system on your hard disk
Hard Disk - (3FO)

running sudo lsblk with the 1 TB drive attached looks like the partitions are still in tact
sdb 8:16 0 931.5G 0 disk
├─sdb1 8:17 0 450M 0 part
├─sdb2 8:18 0 100M 0 part
├─sdb3 8:19 0 16M 0 part
├─sdb4 8:20 0 930.5G 0 part
└─sdb5 8:21 0 510M 0 part
sr0 11:0 1 1024M 0 rom

 

[USAFRet]

okay - i get the error
BootDevice Not Found
Please install an operating system on your hard disk
Hard Disk - (3FO)

running sudo lsblk with the 1 TB drive attached looks like the partitions are still in tact
sdb 8:16 0 931.5G 0 disk
├─sdb1 8:17 0 450M 0 part
├─sdb2 8:18 0 100M 0 part
├─sdb3 8:19 0 16M 0 part
├─sdb4 8:20 0 930.5G 0 part
└─sdb5 8:21 0 510M 0 part
sr0 11:0 1 1024M 0 rom

Ok...so where will you go from there? What will you do next?

 

[goozblahblah]

@USAFRet - my # 1 priority now is to get the 1TB drive up and running so computer A works.