Hard drive Booting

MatthewHirst

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Hello,
Yesterday i added my mates hard drive in my PC via SATA, i then installed windows 7 on it for him.
So i had 2 hard drives with windows 7 on.
I then took out his hard drive and rebooted my PC, When i start to load, it says missing or corrupt files (It's looking for his hard drive) How do i make it look for mine instead of his?

It comes up with look a dual boot option saying
Windows 7
Windows 7, although the top one is corrupt as the hard drive isn't there.

Thankyou
Matt
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 64-bitIntel Core i7-2700K CPU @ 3.50GHz (8 CPUs) OC...32GB Corsair 12800J DDR32 x Asus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560Ti
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Made
OS
Windows 7 64-bit
CPU
Intel Core i7-2700K CPU @ 3.50GHz (8 CPUs) OC 4.5GHz
Motherboard
Asus P8Z68-V PRO GEN3
Memory
32GB Corsair 12800J DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
2 x Asus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560Ti
Monitor(s) Displays
2 x Asus VS228H Monitors
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
2 x Seagate ST2000DM001
PSU
Powercool 1050w 80+ Modular
Case
Coolermaster CM690 II
Cooling
ThermalTake Contac Ultra Silent Cooler, 2 x Noctua NF-P12
Keyboard
Logitech K300
Mouse
Logitech LS1

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Win7 Home Premium x64 W10Pro&HomeA12 9720p 4+8 TurionII M5206GB 8GBR7
Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP 17-ak0xx, dv7 3173nr
OS
Win7 Home Premium x64 W10Pro&Home
CPU
A12 9720p 4+8 TurionII M520
Motherboard
HP 3839
Memory
6GB 8GB
Graphics Card(s)
R7
Monitor(s) Displays
24" sa550
Screen Resolution
1600x900 1920x1080
Mouse
Logitechx2
Internet Speed
120Mb/s down 12up
Hello Matthew.


You need to mark the Windows 7 partition on your Hard Disk Drive as the Active partition and do the 3 separate startup repairs discussed in this tutorial linked below so the Windows System boot files can be (re)created to that partition, and be sure to post back with any further questions you may have and to keep us informed.



 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

W 7 64-bit UltimateIntel Q9550 Yorkfield8GB Dominator 8500C5DATI : XFX 5870
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
* BFK Customs *
OS
W 7 64-bit Ultimate
CPU
Intel Q9550 Yorkfield
Motherboard
ASUS P5Q Pro
Memory
8GB Dominator 8500C5D
Graphics Card(s)
ATI : XFX 5870
Sound Card
Realtek HD Audio 7-1
Monitor(s) Displays
1x 47" LCD HDMI & 3x 26" LCD HDMI
Screen Resolution
1920x1080P & 1920x1200
Hard Drives
1x 80GB Intel X25-M G2 SSD : 1x 500GB & 1x 640GB WD Caviar Black(s)
PSU
Corsair 620HX
Case
Cooler Master RC-690
Cooling
Tuniq Tower 120, 2x 140mm and 3x 120mm case fans
Keyboard
Microsoft 500
Mouse
Razer Diamondback 3G
Internet Speed
14 Mb/s
Other Info
1x Koutech 3Gb/s SATA HDD Hot Swap Rack
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