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This booted up to SSD drive. It was just a few seconds slower than when I had it set like this:
- Hard Drive
--- ST1000 hard drive
USB storage device
Removable Drive
eSATA
CD/DVD
- Network
--- Realtek PXE B03 DOO
Win 7 install DVD didn't boot up using your latest boot order??
Since DVD didn't boot up, I don't know what's next. What is next?
Do I still do this even though it didn't boot up to DVD.
put CD/DVD on top of boot priority. then it tries to boot from dvd first. Of course put bootbale DVD in first. Of course save the bios settings. It should boot from dvd. How did you manage to boot from dvd otherwise?
What happens if boot other is:
cd/dvd
....
....
....
esata
harddisk
network
.... can be anything else.
Put it that way and boot (without DVD inserted). What happens?
Sorry I didn't understand DVD as boot priority first
Post screenshot of disk managemnt if it boots succesfully. Screenshot of disk management please
Last edited by LeftC; 30 Jan 2013 at 19:36. Reason: spelled disk wrong, so I fixed it.
If boot priority is:
cd/dvd
....
....
....
esata
harddisk
network
It still booted. It booted from harddisk (system reserved). BIOS can't address SSD as boot device as you proved. Most likely you built it in on same spot where DVD drive was(?)
Anyway I give you instructions how to clone and how to boot.
All went succesfully? If so continue.
- You added document last days on SSD? You want to keep them? Copy them from SSD to old disk. So from C to D
- Mark old harddisk OS active. So mark D active.
- Reboot. If not success. Stop and report back. But it should boot.... why not... it alway did if OS partition was active
- Assign "system reserved" a drive letter... I use P in my example. Maybe it has a drive letter already.
- In Elevated Command Prompt do
Bootmenu (not used at all now) is gone now.Code:attrib -h -s P:\boot\bcd del P:\boot\bcd- Delete partition on SSD using disk management. Now SSD is totally empty
- Clone the old disk to SSD as described before. Do it using macrium. Clone OS only, not system reserved! Be sure it's active and primary. Be sure it uses full SSD space. Be sure it's aligned "VISTA/WIN7".
Cloning a disk using Macrium Reflect v5 - YouTube
- Start the clone process
- If done post screenshot of disk management
Sorry, I've been out of town all day and I just got back. I hadn't been able to do any computer work.
How do I delete all the info on SSD? I can use the Samsung Magician for this, I do believe. Also, I can do diskpart "Clean All" I do believe.
Do I then do this?
Then you need to align the SSD and define an active partition on it. Use elevated command prompt for this:
Diskpart
List disk
Select disk n (where n is the number that was given for your SSD in List disk)
Clean
Create partition primary align=1024
Format fs=ntfs quick
Active (assuming you want to install an
Exit
Cone or Image? Do I do a clone or should I do an image using Macrium? whs mentioned using an image in his SSD - Install and transfer the Operating System tutorial. And you are saying clone. Just curious as to why??
A few weeks ago I bought the $20 Paragon Migrate OS to SSD 3.0. Would this be an option to clone/image instead of Macrium?
I don't have an extra partition on the SSD now. See snip.
I'll finish up the other part of your directions later. It is getting late here.
Last edited by LeftC; 01 Feb 2013 at 02:13.