Solved install new ssd but keep other HDD installed

[gregrocker]

OS disk not disk 0 - Windows 7 Help Forums

 

[whs]

OS disk not disk 0 - Windows 7 Help Forums

Thanks Greg. That is interesting. I learned that it is not consistent.

 

[paparazzo79]

There is a big problem of hardware issue.as you can see on pic all sata power cables are near each other approx 1 inch of distance,which means I can not fit there ssd.I would need longer cable but all of the conectors are on one cable each measuring round 1 inch distance.I would need a cage or 2.5 to 3.5. converter,which I can not find in here..
The disk which olds system is one on the middle,plugged out.

 

[whs]

You can put the SSD anywhere - even on the bottom of the case. I fix mine with Velcro dots - never use the 3.5" to 2.5" adaptors.

 

[paparazzo79]

Yep there is a slot for ssd at the bottom,local service told me...I installed ssd on sata1 and installed windows 7 on it.very fast boot now.I unplugged all the HDD before that.I put storage config to ahci.what step should I do now?Put back sata mode or keep ahci and plug one HDD at the time...or I can simply plug back all other 3 hdd immediatly?

 

[AddRAM]

You can plug all the hard drives back in now.

Make sure the ssd is set to boot first in the bios.

All the sata ports on the motherboard are labeled, so you should have no problem finding Sata port 0 or Sata port 1, but as mentioned, connect it to a Sata 3 - 6 Gbps port

 

[whs]

Make sure you enabled AHCI in both - the BIOS and Windows 7.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/61869-ahci-enable-windows-7-vista.html

And after you plugged all the other HDDs in, make sure that the SSD is first (or second after the DVD reader) in the BIOS boot order.

 

[paparazzo79]

Luckly all of my sata ports are sata3,I checked MB guide.I did as you tole me you guys.I put SSD as first boot device and on sata1.Now I am at job but will continue tommorow
btw what would happen if I plug back the HDD which has previous installation of Windows 7.Can I choose then from which HDD to boot up system?

 

[gregrocker]

Did you read this post? Why do you keep asking questions that were already answered repeatedly before?

I thought I couldn't be more clear when I said to unplug all other drives to install to SSD. Then afterwards plug the others back in making sure SSD remains set first to boot in BIOS. I even said that if you want to boot the HD to use the BIOS boot menu key.

Can you please explain what is unclear about this, requiring you to ask back on every single point as though I had not even written it so clearly?

If this dual boot method isn't to your liking you can install EasyBCD to the SSD to add the HD Win7 to a Windows Dual Boot screen. This will not defeat the purpose of unplugging to keep each OS drive independently bootable.

You're welcome.

 

[paparazzo79]

ups greg.I miss that answer.if I understood you correctly,I just choose which device to boot from?
Thank you for patience guys,will report you with result tommorow.

 

[paparazzo79]

so far everything is working fine.When I booted up windows it didn't recognize my dynamic disk,it was ! mark next to it.I had to enable it over disk managment right clicking on it.I hope that was normal.
I lost a link for optimization of a ssd here,can anyone post it, and do I get any benefits from it?

 

[ignatzatsonic]

I wouldn't get overly concerned about SSD optimization.

I'd do this:

Confirm that defragmentation is turned off for the SSD.

Confirm that it's properly aligned.

If you are concerned about running out of space on it, you can adjust the page file or hibernation to gain back the space those 2 items use.

Familiarize yourself with the software Samsung may have included (Magician). I hear varying opinions about some of its features.

You can treat the thing pretty much like any hard drive, using ordinary best practices other than defragmentation. You could use something like CCleaner to keep the junk level minimized.

You'll hear varying opinions about Superfetch. I don't know what the default is with Samsung, but Intel SSDs have it turned off by default.

You can disable indexing for the C drive if you want. As far as I know, it's useful mostly if you want to search file contents--something I never do.

 

[gregrocker]

Did you convert the Dynamic disk to Basic following the steps I wrote out for you? If so it should not have prompted you to initialize the drive when you plugged it back in. It was expecting multiple drives comprising a dynamic array which you never had in the first Place. Now the data is lost if it initialized.

Why would you ask for help here and then blithely ignore critical steps as though I'd not even spent almost an hour writing them out?

 

[paparazzo79]

Did you convert the Dynamic disk to Basic following the steps I wrote out for you? If so it should not have prompted you to initialize the drive when you plugged it back in. It was expecting multiple drives comprising a dynamic array which you never had in the first Place. Now the data is lost if it initialized.

Why would you ask for help here and then blithely ignore critical steps as though I'd not even spent almost an hour writing them out?

I need to save some data on that drive.Then I'll do what you told me to.Thank you for your answers.

 

[gregrocker]

That's exactly why I gave you the link to download PW 4.2, the last version which offers conversion to Basic as a free feature, along with the steps to do this. Any other method including initialzing the drive when plugged into Disk Mgmt without having been converted first, will destroy the data.

If you have not already done anything then move the data off the drive now. Data should always be backed up anyway because a drive can fail at any time without notice.

 

[paparazzo79]

well let me tell you so far my review:
everything works OK,but I noticed that with some programs I can not install them on this SSD,I got access denied error on 2 of them,with red X warning icon.
I still haven't installed samsung magician,so what do you suggest?

 

[paparazzo79]

thank you for your patience and replies.so far everything is working fine.I tested disk with crystaldisk mark,and I can post the test result if you are interested in.
http://www.google.ba/url?sa=t&rct=j...=Hbuar_I9GAEYgUYTCHSQaw&bvm=bv.75097201,d.d2s