Ok. Need more info
Open a CMD window as administrator and type:
diskpart
list disk (it will list all drives. Identify the 4T drive number (should be 1)
select disk n (replace n by the 4T drive number obtained with list disk)
list part
Exit
Exactly what info are you looking for?
Is the above process going to change anything to the drive, or is it just to provide certain info? I'm not booting to that drive when I'm using any basic programs (i.e. Browser), I use the Main SSD drive partition.
Doesn't change anything. It just to provide certain info
There are 2 4TB drives one lists 0 free space, the other shows 3072kb free space
Disk 1 is now the selected disk.
DISKPART> list part
Partition ### Type Size Offset
------------- ---------------- ------- -------
Partition 1 Primary 30 GB 1024 KB
Partition 2 System 101 MB 30 GB
Partition 3 Primary 525 GB 30 GB
Partition 4 Primary 3169 GB 556 GB
Disk 2 is now the selected disk.
DISKPART> list part
Partition ### Type Size Offset
------------- ---------------- ------- -------
Partition 1 Primary 2504 GB 17 KB
Partition 2 Primary 1221 GB 2504 GB
The commands your friend should look
Booting from disk 0 (SSD)
On a CMD window as administrator type:
diskpart
select disk 1
select part 2
del part override
create part EFI
format fs=FAT32 quick
assign letter=s
exit
bcdboot D:\Windows /s S:
exit
I will pass that along, I haven't heard from him in a couple of days, so I'll see what he says.
To expand my knowledge what are or what do these terms do;
override
"=s"
"/s S:"
override is to delete a special partition
delete partition | Microsoft Learn
assign letter=s
assign | Microsoft Learn
tells it to assign letter s to the partition. Without letter=s it would just assign the next available letter
/s S:
BCDBoot Command-Line Options | Microsoft Learn
is to specify the destination for the bcdboot command. Without the /s switch it would use the current system partition as the destination.
windows 11 bcdboot has additional switches
Way over and past my pay grade (I know my limitations).
Out of curiosity, if I were to assign 'S' to a drive, would it 'take' or get rejected right off the bat.
Ok, we ran the commands and it fixed Win Boot Mgr box popping up. The Main SSD drive boots into W7 ok again, no pressing Esc.
BUT,
The new 4TB EFI drive wont boot. If I choose it at Boot time, the MB still goes to the SSD. WE thought it might be a MB issue inspite of the boards "Duo Boot" across (the top of the screen in the Bios).
Then,
I removed every drive but the new EFI TB and that drive doesn't boot at all. The script fixed the one problem but this one took it's place.
The commands are different if you boot from the SSD or the 4T HDD
If you Booted from disk 0 (SSD), you probably run the command
bcdboot C:\Windows /s S: instead of bcdboot D:\Windows /s S:
or
You booted from the 4T HDD and not from the SSD
Do it again
Boot from disk 0 (SSD)
On a CMD window as administrator type:
diskpart
select disk 1
select part 2
del part override
create part EFI
format fs=FAT32 quick
assign letter=s
exit
bcdboot D:\Windows /s S:
exit
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