Windows running off two separate drives when booted.


  1. Posts : 5
    Windows 7 Professional x64
       #1

    Windows running off two separate drives when booted.


    Hello,

    Recently I bought two SSDs and attempted to transfer W7 from my HDD (E:) to SSD (C:) using the clone feature on the program EaseUS Todo Backup. I made an exact clone and now when I attempt to boot from the SSD it states that it is not a bootable drive. When I boot from the HDD, however it boots properly. What makes it strange is, even though I am booting from the HDD, the Resource monitor is showing that some of my system processes are running off the SSD. I do not have a W7 professional disc available right now to try startup repairs.

    Any suggestions on what this might be?
    Thanks!
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  2. Posts : 6,330
    Multi-Boot W7_Pro_x64 W8.1_Pro_x64 W10_Pro_x64 +Linux_VMs +Chromium_VM
       #2

    Post a screen print of Disk Management using tutorial instructions by Brink.
    Make sure everything is maximized so all info is shown in your screen print.

    Disk Management - Post a Screen Capture Image
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  3. Posts : 5
    Windows 7 Professional x64
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Has both Disk Management and Resource Monitor in case anyone asks to see that.
    W7 is set in bios to boot off C: but was manually booted off of E: for this image.
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  4. Posts : 6,330
    Multi-Boot W7_Pro_x64 W8.1_Pro_x64 W10_Pro_x64 +Linux_VMs +Chromium_VM
       #4

    From what i see in Disk Management Windows is running off the [C] drive (Disk 0).
    In DM the Boot partition is where Windows is running.
    In DM the System partition is where the boot code is installed and used to boot-up Windows.

    I don't see anything running from [E] in your Resource Monitor screen print.

    You said you manually booted [E] for screen prints in post #3.
    Can you Boot off [C] and post screen prints ?

    I don't know why you have [F] Games and Programs as an Active partition.
    I would mark [F] as Inactive, having it as Active could cause issues, see this tutorial:
    Partition - Mark as Inactive

    Maybe it is trying boot from the Games and Programs when you can't boot.
    Can you disconnect the [E] and [F] drives and see if Windows will boot-up ?
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  5. Posts : 2,774
    Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
       #5

    Adding to what DavidE said, sources say only the boot partition should be marked Active [in my case it's called System Reserved]. If no separate boot partition, then the OS partition [mostly C] should be marked Active. I have my C-partition set as Primary, all other partitions set as Logical.
    Last edited by RolandJS; 08 Dec 2015 at 16:25.
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  6. Posts : 5
    Windows 7 Professional x64
    Thread Starter
       #6

    Thank you both! I set E: and F: to inactive and it is properly booting from the C:
    Thanks!
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  7. Posts : 6,330
    Multi-Boot W7_Pro_x64 W8.1_Pro_x64 W10_Pro_x64 +Linux_VMs +Chromium_VM
       #7

    That's great :)
    You're welcome and glad you got it fixed.
    Thanks for posting back with your solution and marking the thread solved !
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  8. Posts : 13,576
    Windows 10 Pro x64
       #8

    FYI, you can always create a system repair disc in windows. :)

    Control Panel>Backup and Restore
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