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cloned SS drive - at boot up - No Boot Device available ?
I have a Dell Studio XPS 8100 with windows 7pro. All hardware drivers are current and operating properly.
I am attempting to switch out my 1TB WD hard drive with a 1TB Samsung 850Pro SS drive. My cloning went smoothly. For my 'initial' attempt at cloning, I used the EZGig cloning software off of a prepared CD created from software on their website. Under the advanced options, I turned on Verify and then ran the cloning software last night. This morning the message on the screen reported a successful clone. Closed the software, removed the dvd from the drive and the usb cable used to attach the SS drive for cloning and booted the computer using my original hard drive. All appears well with my system.
Turned off the computer and unplugged.
Next I opened my case and installed the Samsung 850 pro SS drive in place of the Western Digital HD using the same power and sata cables. Plugged in the power and attempted to boot from the new SS drive. Received the message that 'No Boot Device available'. So rebooted and went into the set up menu. Under the Boot configuration for hard drives (? I think that was the name of the sub menu), my new SS drive was being shown in the second position, with the first position being occupied by a DVD drive).
I moved the SS Samsung drive into the first boot position and tried again to boot but it is still not booting into windows. I can see it flash by the screen where Windows is highlighted as the OS and then there is just a single blinking white character in the upper left hand portion of the black screen and the boot up goes no further. Should I wait awhile? I'm turning the computer off after a few seconds as it seems to go no further.
I can disconnect and reconnect my WD hard drive and the boot up completes. I don't know what else to look for or try. Are there other settings that should be checked and or changed when switching from a mechanical hard drive to a SS drive?
My sincere thanks for your advice.
MEL