First, sorry if I am missing anything- this is my first time posting to a forum for help. I read through some other forum threads and haven't found a solution that works for myself.
Build:
Sabertooth 990FX R2.0
AMD FX 8350
NVIDIA GTX 1080
Blackline RAM (16 GB)
Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250 GB
WDC WD 10EZRX-00A8LB0 1 TB
The scenario: I have two drives with operating systems on it each with their own license for the Windows software. The HDD is older and has Windows 10 on it now (upgraded recently), and the SSD also now has Windows 10 on it (upgraded today). My HDD is on it's way out so I bought a new HDD (WD Black 1 TB) that I was going to setup the SSD (with OS) and HDD (for storage) combo. My SSD is in slot SATA 0 with boot priority and the HDD is in slot 2.
The problem: When I disconnect the old HDD my PC, it will not boot from the SSD even though it has it's own independent Windows license on it. However, when the old HDD is connected it boots just fine- I get prompted even to choose even though SSD is priority (if no choice is made it defaults to the SSD to boot from). When the old HDD is disconnected, my mobo recognizes the SSD in BIOS, but won't boot. When old HDD is not connect and I try booting I get "reboot and select boot device or Insert Boot Media in Selected Boot Device and press any key" error.
What I have tried thus far:
- Switching cables/ slot plug-ins
- Took out CMOS/ flushed remaining power
- Unplugging everything except SSD drive (with OS on it), mouse, and keyboard
- Made sure BIOS is set to UEFI
- Made sure BIOS is set to AHCI
- Fast Boot Disabled
Thanks in advance for any help and ideas!
Build:
Sabertooth 990FX R2.0
AMD FX 8350
NVIDIA GTX 1080
Blackline RAM (16 GB)
Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250 GB
WDC WD 10EZRX-00A8LB0 1 TB
The scenario: I have two drives with operating systems on it each with their own license for the Windows software. The HDD is older and has Windows 10 on it now (upgraded recently), and the SSD also now has Windows 10 on it (upgraded today). My HDD is on it's way out so I bought a new HDD (WD Black 1 TB) that I was going to setup the SSD (with OS) and HDD (for storage) combo. My SSD is in slot SATA 0 with boot priority and the HDD is in slot 2.
The problem: When I disconnect the old HDD my PC, it will not boot from the SSD even though it has it's own independent Windows license on it. However, when the old HDD is connected it boots just fine- I get prompted even to choose even though SSD is priority (if no choice is made it defaults to the SSD to boot from). When the old HDD is disconnected, my mobo recognizes the SSD in BIOS, but won't boot. When old HDD is not connect and I try booting I get "reboot and select boot device or Insert Boot Media in Selected Boot Device and press any key" error.
What I have tried thus far:
- Switching cables/ slot plug-ins
- Took out CMOS/ flushed remaining power
- Unplugging everything except SSD drive (with OS on it), mouse, and keyboard
- Made sure BIOS is set to UEFI
- Made sure BIOS is set to AHCI
- Fast Boot Disabled
Thanks in advance for any help and ideas!