Swapped HD, now Windows 7 won't boot up

jayinc11

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Thinkpad X2, 16gb Ram, 500GB drive

Recently I switched above HD with a 1tb ssd and installed windows 11 pro (Optimum flavor).
I still want to boot up Win7. So I switched the HD again and this time Win7 did not boot up. It stops on the black screen with a cursor blinking, top left. What's the fix here?
 

My Computer My Computer

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win7
OS
win7
It will be bios settings 11 sets it to secure boot, tpm, uefi so they wont match 7
 

My Computer My Computer

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win 8 32 bit
Computer type
PC/Desktop
OS
win 8 32 bit
If I understand you correctly:
Your Lenovo ThinkPad X2 was running Windows 7 in a 500 GB HDD?
You removed the HDD with Windows 7 and installed a 1 TB SSD?
You installed Windows 11 in the SSD?
You removed the SSD with Windows 11 and reinstalled the HDD with Windows 7?
Your laptop will no longer boot?

What is the exact serial number on your Lenovo ThinkPad X2?
What Windows operating system did it originally come with?
 

My Computer My Computer

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Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-bitIntel Core i7-4790 3.60 GHz32 GB DDR3-1600 MHzIntegrated Intel HD Graphics 4600
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell OptiPlex 9020
OS
Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-bit
CPU
Intel Core i7-4790 3.60 GHz
Memory
32 GB DDR3-1600 MHz
Graphics Card(s)
Integrated Intel HD Graphics 4600
Monitor(s) Displays
Viewsonic 32" LCD
Hard Drives
Kingston SATA 3 240 GB SSD
Internet Speed
Spectrum Internet 1000 Mbps
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