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New OS SSD won't boot on its own, tried everything
Hi guys, first time in the forum, wish me luck!
I have installed W7 on a new samsung SSD, but it will only boot if it's the secondary option next to my old system. If it's on its own, it gets stuck on the "loading operating system..." screen.
This is what I have tried so far:
-Have used the tuts on this site to put it in AHCI mode, post install (with the registry and BIOS change).
-Have set the SSD as active in Computer mgmnt and the old drive as inactive, then running the startup tool with the system recovery disc several times. It fixes some stuff the first couple of times, then claims there is no problem. I also tried this with just plugging out the old drive while I ran the tests.
- Since the sys recovery tests claim all is OK, I have tried just setting the SSD before the old system in boot order, but alas, it gets stuck on "loading operating system" again. I have to trick it by putting the old OS first in line.
-Both MoBo and OS and all seems to support Trim, checked with your tutorial
- All the latest drivers and firmware should be loaded up in MoBo and the HDDs/SSD.
More detail on my system should be in my profile. Does anyone have any idea what the heck is going on?