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  1. Case1
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       New #21

    Yes it shows to be. The shutdown and bootup time is crazy fast on this SSD HD.
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  3. DocBrown
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    I need to catch some Zzzzzzzzzzzz's So I'll check this thread to see if you are having any problems tomorrow. Good Luck.
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  4. mjf
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    I'm not surprised everything is booting.
    But I think if you pulled the sata cable on your drive D: (Disk 1) and just left the SSD connected you wouldn't boot.
    I expect drive d: to appear in the BIOS boot list & it is working its way down the boot list to d: which is active and booting when both drives are connected.
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  6. brianzion
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    follow these steps to repair the boot up in this link it saves me typing it all in for you:)
    How to (Really) fix Windows 7 boot problems
    or use this tutorial MBR - Restore Windows 7 Master Boot Record
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  7. mjf
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    I'd hold tight for a little. Except the check I suggested is simple.
    If the answer is no it doesn't boot, plug the other disk back in and we should move on from there.
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  8. Case1
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       New #26

    mjf,

    So if I pull the SATA cable from D; and it does boot everything is OK?
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  10. gregrocker
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    C will not boot on its own if it is not marked System Active. It is using the D drive to boot right now.

    To make it fully independent, you need to recover the System MBR into C.

    Mark C Active, Mark D Inactive, boot into the Win7 DVD repair console to run Startup Repair up to 3 separate times with reboots to write the MBR to C.

    Partition - Mark as Active
    . Startup Repair - Run 3 Separate Times
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  11. Case1
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       New #28

    Hi gregrocker,

    I did what mjf said to do, unplug the SATA cable from the D drive, and it did not boot. I am not sure how to do what you suggested.

    Thanks,
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  12. mjf
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    This is what I thought/new would happen. The gregrocker info will solve the problem and put the boot "stuff" now on D: onto C: allowing it to boot on its own.

    PS: leave D: disconnected. When finished connect it and set it inactive.
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  13. gregrocker
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    Boot the Win7 DVD, select Repair my Computer on Second screen, click through to Recovery Tools list to open a Command Line, follow the steps in the first tutorial to mark Win7 partition Active, then mark D Inactive. Partition - Mark as Active

    If you need a visual image of what you are doing, burn to CD free Partition Wizard bootable CD to Modify>Set to Active/Inactive. Free Download Magic Partition Manager Software - Partition Wizard Online

    After this is done, power down to unplug the D drive temporarily. Boot back into the DVD Repair console to run Startup Repair up to 3 separate times with reboots until Win7 starts up. Startup Repair
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