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  1. Posts : 29
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       #11

    Zbook: Results from what?

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    Zbook: Is this what you asked for?
    Can't boot SSD without HDD connected-cmd-admin.jpg

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    Zbook: You also asked for this to be posted.
    I noticed that drive 0: is showing a drive letter other than C: Would changing drive 1's letter from C to another and then changing drive 0 to C: have any impact on the boot problem?
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  2. Posts : 40,846
    windows 10 professional version 1607 build 14393.969 64 bit
       #12

    Please see post #2.
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  3. Posts : 29
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    Thread Starter
       #13

    Zbook: I have Minitools and opened the partition tools, but I couldn't see how to access the data you want me to capture and post.
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  4. Posts : 40,846
    windows 10 professional version 1607 build 14393.969 64 bit
       #14

    For minitool click launch > post an image
    For disk management make sure the columns are widened as needed (all characters within parenthesis should be seen)
    For command line > copy and paste into administrative command prompt > post into the thread or save to notepad > post a share link using one drive, drop box, or google drive.
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  5. Posts : 29
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    Thread Starter
       #15

    Although I've been using computers (and building some) since Trash 80, CP./M, Osborne and all the DOSes, I'm not sure what you want to have posted. At 85, my mental capacities are obviously waning. But I did open Minitool Partition and captured the same data that is displayed in Disk Manager.

    If you can be more specific and detailed on the steps to provide the data you would like, I'll do my best to get it for you.
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  6. Posts : 40,846
    windows 10 professional version 1607 build 14393.969 64 bit
       #16

    When administrative command prompt is open you can type or copy and paste.

    In post #2 the commands were posted.

    Code:
    bcdedit /enum all
    bcdedit | find "osdevice"
    reagentc /info
    diskpart
    lis dis
    lis vol
    sel dis 0
    det dis
    lis par
    sel par 1
    det par
    sel par 2
    det par
    sel par 3
    det par
    sel par 4
    det par
    sel par 5
    det par
    sel par 6
    det par
    sel dis 1
    det dis
    lis par
    sel par 1
    det par
    sel par 2
    det par
    sel par 3
    det par
    sel par 4
    det par
    sel par 5
    det par
    sel par 6
    det par



    These can be typed, copy and pasted one line at a time, or all lines in one copy and paste.

    It takes seconds with one copy and paste.

    Then click enter.

    Then post the results into the thread.

    For disk management a tutorial with instructions was posted.

    Which part was not understood?

    For Minitool when the software is launched > use the snipping tool to make an image > upload the image into the thread


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    How to Upload and Post Screenshots and Files at Ten Forums

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  7. Posts : 40,846
    windows 10 professional version 1607 build 14393.969 64 bit
       #17

    These are examples of results for the steps in the earlier post.


    Please post results and images similar to these:





    Administrative Command Prompt Example:

    Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.17763.1039]
    (c) 2018 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

    C:\WINDOWS\system32>bcdedit /enum all

    Firmware Boot Manager
    ---------------------
    identifier {fwbootmgr}
    displayorder {bootmgr}
    timeout 0

    Windows Boot Manager
    --------------------
    identifier {bootmgr}
    device partition=\Device\HarddiskVolume2
    path \EFI\Microsoft\Boot\bootmgfw.efi
    description Windows Boot Manager
    locale en-US
    inherit {globalsettings}
    default {current}
    resumeobject {96331d36-c6eb-11e8-b042-cc3d8264eeba}
    displayorder {current}
    toolsdisplayorder {memdiag}
    timeout 30

    Windows Boot Loader
    -------------------
    identifier {current}
    device partition=C:
    path \WINDOWS\system32\winload.efi
    description Windows 10
    locale en-US
    inherit {bootloadersettings}
    recoverysequence {be5d0d41-c6eb-11e8-adca-e98a121fef8b}
    displaymessageoverride Recovery
    recoveryenabled Yes
    isolatedcontext Yes
    allowedinmemorysettings 0x15000075
    osdevice partition=C:
    systemroot \WINDOWS
    resumeobject {96331d36-c6eb-11e8-b042-cc3d8264eeba}
    nx OptIn
    bootmenupolicy Standard

    Windows Boot Loader
    -------------------
    identifier {be5d0d41-c6eb-11e8-adca-e98a121fef8b}
    device ramdisk=[\Device\HarddiskVolume5]\Recovery\WindowsRE\Winre.wim,{be5d0d42-c6eb-11e8-adca-e98a121fef8b}
    path \windows\system32\winload.efi
    description Windows Recovery Environment
    locale en-US
    inherit {bootloadersettings}
    displaymessage Recovery
    osdevice ramdisk=[\Device\HarddiskVolume5]\Recovery\WindowsRE\Winre.wim,{be5d0d42-c6eb-11e8-adca-e98a121fef8b}
    systemroot \windows
    nx OptIn
    bootmenupolicy Standard
    winpe Yes

    Windows Boot Loader
    -------------------
    identifier {ca821bf1-6ed9-11e8-85f3-ee39996bc3fe}
    device ramdisk=[unknown]\Recovery\WindowsRE\Winre.wim,{ca821bf2-6ed9-11e8-85f3-ee39996bc3fe}
    path \windows\system32\winload.efi
    description Windows Recovery Environment
    locale en-US
    inherit {bootloadersettings}
    displaymessage Recovery
    osdevice ramdisk=[unknown]\Recovery\WindowsRE\Winre.wim,{ca821bf2-6ed9-11e8-85f3-ee39996bc3fe}
    systemroot \windows
    nx OptIn
    bootmenupolicy Standard
    winpe Yes

    Resume from Hibernate
    ---------------------
    identifier {96331d36-c6eb-11e8-b042-cc3d8264eeba}
    device partition=C:
    path \WINDOWS\system32\winresume.efi
    description Windows Resume Application
    locale en-US
    inherit {resumeloadersettings}
    recoverysequence {be5d0d41-c6eb-11e8-adca-e98a121fef8b}
    recoveryenabled Yes
    isolatedcontext Yes
    allowedinmemorysettings 0x15000075
    filedevice partition=C:
    filepath \hiberfil.sys
    bootmenupolicy Standard
    debugoptionenabled No

    Windows Memory Tester
    ---------------------
    identifier {memdiag}
    device partition=\Device\HarddiskVolume2
    path \EFI\Microsoft\Boot\memtest.efi
    description Windows Memory Diagnostic
    locale en-US
    inherit {globalsettings}
    badmemoryaccess Yes

    EMS Settings
    ------------
    identifier {emssettings}
    bootems No

    Debugger Settings
    -----------------
    identifier {dbgsettings}
    debugtype Local

    RAM Defects
    -----------
    identifier {badmemory}

    Global Settings
    ---------------
    identifier {globalsettings}
    inherit {dbgsettings}
    {emssettings}
    {badmemory}

    Boot Loader Settings
    --------------------
    identifier {bootloadersettings}
    inherit {globalsettings}
    {hypervisorsettings}

    Hypervisor Settings
    -------------------
    identifier {hypervisorsettings}
    hypervisordebugtype Serial
    hypervisordebugport 1
    hypervisorbaudrate 115200

    Resume Loader Settings
    ----------------------
    identifier {resumeloadersettings}
    inherit {globalsettings}

    Device options
    --------------
    identifier {be5d0d42-c6eb-11e8-adca-e98a121fef8b}
    description Windows Recovery
    ramdisksdidevice partition=\Device\HarddiskVolume5
    ramdisksdipath \Recovery\WindowsRE\boot.sdi

    C:\WINDOWS\system32>bcdedit | find "osdevice"
    osdevice partition=C:

    C:\WINDOWS\system32>reagentc /info
    Windows Recovery Environment (Windows RE) and system reset configuration
    Information:

    Windows RE status: Enabled
    Windows RE location: \\?\GLOBALROOT\device\harddisk0\partition5\Recovery\WindowsRE
    Boot Configuration Data (BCD) identifier: be5d0d41-c6eb-11e8-adca-e98a121fef8b
    Recovery image location:
    Recovery image index: 0
    Custom image location:
    Custom image index: 0

    REAGENTC.EXE: Operation Successful.


    C:\WINDOWS\system32>diskpart

    Microsoft DiskPart version 10.0.17763.1

    Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation.
    On computer: DESKTOP-9HEBUKS

    DISKPART> lis dis

    Disk ### Status Size Free Dyn Gpt
    -------- ------------- ------- ------- --- ---
    Disk 0 Online 238 GB 1024 KB *
    Disk 1 Online 58 GB 26 GB

    DISKPART> lis vol

    Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info
    ---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- --------
    Volume 0 C NTFS Partition 237 GB Healthy Boot
    Volume 1 FAT32 Partition 100 MB Healthy System
    Volume 2 E ESD-USB FAT32 Removable 32 GB Healthy

    DISKPART> sel dis 0

    Disk 0 is now the selected disk.

    DISKPART> det dis

    SanDisk SD6PP4M-256G-1006
    Disk ID: {8AD68322-9EFB-4D7A-89D8-5044D04374F5}
    Type : SATA
    Status : Online
    Path : 0
    Target : 0
    LUN ID : 0
    Location Path : PCIROOT(0)#PCI(1C04)#PCI(0000)#ATA(C00T00L00)
    Current Read-only State : No
    Read-only : No
    Boot Disk : Yes
    Pagefile Disk : Yes
    Hibernation File Disk : No
    Crashdump Disk : Yes
    Clustered Disk : No

    Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info
    ---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- --------
    Volume 0 C NTFS Partition 237 GB Healthy Boot
    Volume 1 FAT32 Partition 100 MB Healthy System

    DISKPART> lis par

    Partition ### Type Size Offset
    ------------- ---------------- ------- -------
    Partition 1 Recovery 450 MB 1024 KB
    Partition 2 System 100 MB 451 MB
    Partition 3 Reserved 16 MB 551 MB
    Partition 4 Primary 237 GB 567 MB
    Partition 5 Recovery 885 MB 237 GB

    DISKPART> sel par 1

    Partition 1 is now the selected partition.

    DISKPART> det par

    Partition 1
    Type : de94bba4-06d1-4d40-a16a-bfd50179d6ac
    Hidden : No
    Required: Yes
    Attrib : 0X8000000000000001
    Offset in Bytes: 1048576

    Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info
    ---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- --------
    * Volume 3 Recovery NTFS Partition 450 MB Healthy Hidden

    DISKPART> sel par 2

    Partition 2 is now the selected partition.

    DISKPART> det par

    Partition 2
    Type : c12a7328-f81f-11d2-ba4b-00a0c93ec93b
    Hidden : Yes
    Required: No
    Attrib : 0X8000000000000000
    Offset in Bytes: 472907776

    Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info
    ---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- --------
    * Volume 1 FAT32 Partition 100 MB Healthy System

    DISKPART> sel par 3

    Partition 3 is now the selected partition.

    DISKPART> det par

    Partition 3
    Type : e3c9e316-0b5c-4db8-817d-f92df00215ae
    Hidden : Yes
    Required: No
    Attrib : 0X8000000000000000
    Offset in Bytes: 577765376

    There is no volume associated with this partition.

    DISKPART> sel par 4

    Partition 4 is now the selected partition.

    DISKPART> det par

    Partition 4
    Type : ebd0a0a2-b9e5-4433-87c0-68b6b72699c7
    Hidden : No
    Required: No
    Attrib : 0000000000000000
    Offset in Bytes: 594542592

    Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info
    ---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- --------
    * Volume 0 C NTFS Partition 237 GB Healthy Boot

    DISKPART> sel par 5

    Partition 5 is now the selected partition.

    DISKPART> det par

    Partition 5
    Type : de94bba4-06d1-4d40-a16a-bfd50179d6ac
    Hidden : No
    Required: Yes
    Attrib : 0X8000000000000001
    Offset in Bytes: 255131123712

    Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info
    ---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- --------
    * Volume 4 NTFS Partition 885 MB Healthy Hidden

    DISKPART> sel par 6

    The specified partition is not valid.
    Please select a valid partition.

    There is no partition selected.

    DISKPART> det par

    There is no partition selected.
    Please select a partition and try again.

    DISKPART> sel dis 1

    Disk 1 is now the selected disk.

    DISKPART> det dis

    SanDisk Cruzer Glide USB Device
    Disk ID: 2E2B553C
    Type : USB
    Status : Online
    Path : 0
    Target : 0
    LUN ID : 0
    Location Path : UNAVAILABLE
    Current Read-only State : No
    Read-only : No
    Boot Disk : No
    Pagefile Disk : No
    Hibernation File Disk : No
    Crashdump Disk : No
    Clustered Disk : No

    Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info
    ---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- --------
    Volume 2 E ESD-USB FAT32 Removable 32 GB Healthy

    DISKPART> lis par

    Partition ### Type Size Offset
    ------------- ---------------- ------- -------
    Partition 1 Primary 32 GB 1024 KB

    DISKPART> sel par 1

    Partition 1 is now the selected partition.

    DISKPART> det par

    Partition 1
    Type : 0C
    Hidden: No
    Active: Yes
    Offset in Bytes: 1048576

    Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info
    ---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- --------
    * Volume 2 E ESD-USB FAT32 Removable 32 GB Healthy

    DISKPART> sel par 2

    The specified partition is not valid.
    Please select a valid partition.




    Administrative Command Prompt Example using # (see menu for code or #)



    Code:
    Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.17763.1039]
    (c) 2018 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
    
    C:\WINDOWS\system32>bcdedit /enum all
    
    Firmware Boot Manager
    ---------------------
    identifier              {fwbootmgr}
    displayorder            {bootmgr}
    timeout                 0
    
    Windows Boot Manager
    --------------------
    identifier              {bootmgr}
    device                  partition=\Device\HarddiskVolume2
    path                    \EFI\Microsoft\Boot\bootmgfw.efi
    description             Windows Boot Manager
    locale                  en-US
    inherit                 {globalsettings}
    default                 {current}
    resumeobject            {96331d36-c6eb-11e8-b042-cc3d8264eeba}
    displayorder            {current}
    toolsdisplayorder       {memdiag}
    timeout                 30
    
    Windows Boot Loader
    -------------------
    identifier              {current}
    device                  partition=C:
    path                    \WINDOWS\system32\winload.efi
    description             Windows 10
    locale                  en-US
    inherit                 {bootloadersettings}
    recoverysequence        {be5d0d41-c6eb-11e8-adca-e98a121fef8b}
    displaymessageoverride  Recovery
    recoveryenabled         Yes
    isolatedcontext         Yes
    allowedinmemorysettings 0x15000075
    osdevice                partition=C:
    systemroot              \WINDOWS
    resumeobject            {96331d36-c6eb-11e8-b042-cc3d8264eeba}
    nx                      OptIn
    bootmenupolicy          Standard
    
    Windows Boot Loader
    -------------------
    identifier              {be5d0d41-c6eb-11e8-adca-e98a121fef8b}
    device                  ramdisk=[\Device\HarddiskVolume5]\Recovery\WindowsRE\Winre.wim,{be5d0d42-c6eb-11e8-adca-e98a121fef8b}
    path                    \windows\system32\winload.efi
    description             Windows Recovery Environment
    locale                  en-US
    inherit                 {bootloadersettings}
    displaymessage          Recovery
    osdevice                ramdisk=[\Device\HarddiskVolume5]\Recovery\WindowsRE\Winre.wim,{be5d0d42-c6eb-11e8-adca-e98a121fef8b}
    systemroot              \windows
    nx                      OptIn
    bootmenupolicy          Standard
    winpe                   Yes
    
    Windows Boot Loader
    -------------------
    identifier              {ca821bf1-6ed9-11e8-85f3-ee39996bc3fe}
    device                  ramdisk=[unknown]\Recovery\WindowsRE\Winre.wim,{ca821bf2-6ed9-11e8-85f3-ee39996bc3fe}
    path                    \windows\system32\winload.efi
    description             Windows Recovery Environment
    locale                  en-US
    inherit                 {bootloadersettings}
    displaymessage          Recovery
    osdevice                ramdisk=[unknown]\Recovery\WindowsRE\Winre.wim,{ca821bf2-6ed9-11e8-85f3-ee39996bc3fe}
    systemroot              \windows
    nx                      OptIn
    bootmenupolicy          Standard
    winpe                   Yes
    
    Resume from Hibernate
    ---------------------
    identifier              {96331d36-c6eb-11e8-b042-cc3d8264eeba}
    device                  partition=C:
    path                    \WINDOWS\system32\winresume.efi
    description             Windows Resume Application
    locale                  en-US
    inherit                 {resumeloadersettings}
    recoverysequence        {be5d0d41-c6eb-11e8-adca-e98a121fef8b}
    recoveryenabled         Yes
    isolatedcontext         Yes
    allowedinmemorysettings 0x15000075
    filedevice              partition=C:
    filepath                \hiberfil.sys
    bootmenupolicy          Standard
    debugoptionenabled      No
    
    Windows Memory Tester
    ---------------------
    identifier              {memdiag}
    device                  partition=\Device\HarddiskVolume2
    path                    \EFI\Microsoft\Boot\memtest.efi
    description             Windows Memory Diagnostic
    locale                  en-US
    inherit                 {globalsettings}
    badmemoryaccess         Yes
    
    EMS Settings
    ------------
    identifier              {emssettings}
    bootems                 No
    
    Debugger Settings
    -----------------
    identifier              {dbgsettings}
    debugtype               Local
    
    RAM Defects
    -----------
    identifier              {badmemory}
    
    Global Settings
    ---------------
    identifier              {globalsettings}
    inherit                 {dbgsettings}
                            {emssettings}
                            {badmemory}
    
    Boot Loader Settings
    --------------------
    identifier              {bootloadersettings}
    inherit                 {globalsettings}
                            {hypervisorsettings}
    
    Hypervisor Settings
    -------------------
    identifier              {hypervisorsettings}
    hypervisordebugtype     Serial
    hypervisordebugport     1
    hypervisorbaudrate      115200
    
    Resume Loader Settings
    ----------------------
    identifier              {resumeloadersettings}
    inherit                 {globalsettings}
    
    Device options
    --------------
    identifier              {be5d0d42-c6eb-11e8-adca-e98a121fef8b}
    description             Windows Recovery
    ramdisksdidevice        partition=\Device\HarddiskVolume5
    ramdisksdipath          \Recovery\WindowsRE\boot.sdi
    
    C:\WINDOWS\system32>bcdedit | find "osdevice"
    osdevice                partition=C:
    
    C:\WINDOWS\system32>reagentc /info
    Windows Recovery Environment (Windows RE) and system reset configuration
    Information:
    
        Windows RE status:         Enabled
        Windows RE location:       \\?\GLOBALROOT\device\harddisk0\partition5\Recovery\WindowsRE
        Boot Configuration Data (BCD) identifier: be5d0d41-c6eb-11e8-adca-e98a121fef8b
        Recovery image location:
        Recovery image index:      0
        Custom image location:
        Custom image index:        0
    
    REAGENTC.EXE: Operation Successful.
    
    
    C:\WINDOWS\system32>diskpart
    
    Microsoft DiskPart version 10.0.17763.1
    
    Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation.
    On computer: DESKTOP-9HEBUKS
    
    DISKPART> lis dis
    
      Disk ###  Status         Size     Free     Dyn  Gpt
      --------  -------------  -------  -------  ---  ---
      Disk 0    Online          238 GB  1024 KB        *
      Disk 1    Online           58 GB    26 GB
    
    DISKPART> lis vol
    
      Volume ###  Ltr  Label        Fs     Type        Size     Status     Info
      ----------  ---  -----------  -----  ----------  -------  ---------  --------
      Volume 0     C                NTFS   Partition    237 GB  Healthy    Boot
      Volume 1                      FAT32  Partition    100 MB  Healthy    System
      Volume 2     E   ESD-USB      FAT32  Removable     32 GB  Healthy
    
    DISKPART> sel dis 0
    
    Disk 0 is now the selected disk.
    
    DISKPART> det dis
    
    SanDisk SD6PP4M-256G-1006
    Disk ID: {8AD68322-9EFB-4D7A-89D8-5044D04374F5}
    Type   : SATA
    Status : Online
    Path   : 0
    Target : 0
    LUN ID : 0
    Location Path : PCIROOT(0)#PCI(1C04)#PCI(0000)#ATA(C00T00L00)
    Current Read-only State : No
    Read-only  : No
    Boot Disk  : Yes
    Pagefile Disk  : Yes
    Hibernation File Disk  : No
    Crashdump Disk  : Yes
    Clustered Disk  : No
    
      Volume ###  Ltr  Label        Fs     Type        Size     Status     Info
      ----------  ---  -----------  -----  ----------  -------  ---------  --------
      Volume 0     C                NTFS   Partition    237 GB  Healthy    Boot
      Volume 1                      FAT32  Partition    100 MB  Healthy    System
    
    DISKPART> lis par
    
      Partition ###  Type              Size     Offset
      -------------  ----------------  -------  -------
      Partition 1    Recovery           450 MB  1024 KB
      Partition 2    System             100 MB   451 MB
      Partition 3    Reserved            16 MB   551 MB
      Partition 4    Primary            237 GB   567 MB
      Partition 5    Recovery           885 MB   237 GB
    
    DISKPART> sel par 1
    
    Partition 1 is now the selected partition.
    
    DISKPART> det par
    
    Partition 1
    Type    : de94bba4-06d1-4d40-a16a-bfd50179d6ac
    Hidden  : No
    Required: Yes
    Attrib  : 0X8000000000000001
    Offset in Bytes: 1048576
    
      Volume ###  Ltr  Label        Fs     Type        Size     Status     Info
      ----------  ---  -----------  -----  ----------  -------  ---------  --------
    * Volume 3         Recovery     NTFS   Partition    450 MB  Healthy    Hidden
    
    DISKPART> sel par 2
    
    Partition 2 is now the selected partition.
    
    DISKPART> det par
    
    Partition 2
    Type    : c12a7328-f81f-11d2-ba4b-00a0c93ec93b
    Hidden  : Yes
    Required: No
    Attrib  : 0X8000000000000000
    Offset in Bytes: 472907776
    
      Volume ###  Ltr  Label        Fs     Type        Size     Status     Info
      ----------  ---  -----------  -----  ----------  -------  ---------  --------
    * Volume 1                      FAT32  Partition    100 MB  Healthy    System
    
    DISKPART> sel par 3
    
    Partition 3 is now the selected partition.
    
    DISKPART> det par
    
    Partition 3
    Type    : e3c9e316-0b5c-4db8-817d-f92df00215ae
    Hidden  : Yes
    Required: No
    Attrib  : 0X8000000000000000
    Offset in Bytes: 577765376
    
    There is no volume associated with this partition.
    
    DISKPART> sel par 4
    
    Partition 4 is now the selected partition.
    
    DISKPART> det par
    
    Partition 4
    Type    : ebd0a0a2-b9e5-4433-87c0-68b6b72699c7
    Hidden  : No
    Required: No
    Attrib  : 0000000000000000
    Offset in Bytes: 594542592
    
      Volume ###  Ltr  Label        Fs     Type        Size     Status     Info
      ----------  ---  -----------  -----  ----------  -------  ---------  --------
    * Volume 0     C                NTFS   Partition    237 GB  Healthy    Boot
    
    DISKPART> sel par 5
    
    Partition 5 is now the selected partition.
    
    DISKPART> det par
    
    Partition 5
    Type    : de94bba4-06d1-4d40-a16a-bfd50179d6ac
    Hidden  : No
    Required: Yes
    Attrib  : 0X8000000000000001
    Offset in Bytes: 255131123712
    
      Volume ###  Ltr  Label        Fs     Type        Size     Status     Info
      ----------  ---  -----------  -----  ----------  -------  ---------  --------
    * Volume 4                      NTFS   Partition    885 MB  Healthy    Hidden
    
    DISKPART> sel par 6
    
    The specified partition is not valid.
    Please select a valid partition.
    
    There is no partition selected.
    
    DISKPART> det par
    
    There is no partition selected.
    Please select a partition and try again.
    
    DISKPART> sel dis 1
    
    Disk 1 is now the selected disk.
    
    DISKPART> det dis
    
    SanDisk Cruzer Glide USB Device
    Disk ID: 2E2B553C
    Type   : USB
    Status : Online
    Path   : 0
    Target : 0
    LUN ID : 0
    Location Path : UNAVAILABLE
    Current Read-only State : No
    Read-only  : No
    Boot Disk  : No
    Pagefile Disk  : No
    Hibernation File Disk  : No
    Crashdump Disk  : No
    Clustered Disk  : No
    
      Volume ###  Ltr  Label        Fs     Type        Size     Status     Info
      ----------  ---  -----------  -----  ----------  -------  ---------  --------
      Volume 2     E   ESD-USB      FAT32  Removable     32 GB  Healthy
    
    DISKPART> lis par
    
      Partition ###  Type              Size     Offset
      -------------  ----------------  -------  -------
      Partition 1    Primary             32 GB  1024 KB
    
    DISKPART> sel par 1
    
    Partition 1 is now the selected partition.
    
    DISKPART> det par
    
    Partition 1
    Type  : 0C
    Hidden: No
    Active: Yes
    Offset in Bytes: 1048576
    
      Volume ###  Ltr  Label        Fs     Type        Size     Status     Info
      ----------  ---  -----------  -----  ----------  -------  ---------  --------
    * Volume 2     E   ESD-USB      FAT32  Removable     32 GB  Healthy
    
    DISKPART> sel par 2
    
    The specified partition is not valid.
    Please select a valid partition.




    Disk Management Example:

    Can't boot SSD without HDD connected-ten-forums-disk-management.png





    Mini Tool Example:

    Can't boot SSD without HDD connected-ten-forums-mini-tool.png
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       #18

    Zbook: Here s the administrative command prompt data you requested:

    requsted data SSD boot problem.txt

    Mini tools screenshot::

    Can't boot SSD without HDD connected-minitools-data.jpg
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  9. Posts : 40,846
    windows 10 professional version 1607 build 14393.969 64 bit
       #19

    Which of the 8 drives was the drive that you decided to clone?
    Which of the drives was the new drive?
    Which drives are in RAID?

    How come the image made with Mini Tool displayed only 3 drives?
    How come Disk management was not posted?

    Disk ### Status Size Free Dyn Gpt
    -------- ------------- ------- ------- --- ---
    Disk 0 Online 223 GB 304 MB
    Disk 1 Online 931 GB 698 GB
    Disk 2 Online 30 GB 0 B
    Disk 3 No Media 0 B 0 B
    Disk 4 No Media 0 B 0 B
    Disk 5 No Media 0 B 0 B
    Disk 6 No Media 0 B 0 B
    Disk 7 Online 5589 GB 0 B *
    Disk 8 Online 977 MB 960 KB


    WDC WDS240G2G0A-00JH30
    Disk ID: F04A47B0

    WDC WD1002FAEX-00Z3A0
    Disk ID: BBE8CB5F
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  10. Posts : 11,246
    Windows / Linux : Arch Linux
       #20

    Hi folks

    the problem is that you have got the initial (not the efi boot partition) boot sector on the HDD -- this then can read and load the efi Windows boot partition from the SSD (or any other boot loader in that partition e.g a Linux Grub loader or whatever).

    What you actually need to do (you can't see that boot sector) is to delete the partition table on the HDD -- a simple clean or whatever doesn't remove that boot sector.

    Save what you need from the HDD and use say GPARTED to delete that partition table --- don't create any partitions on it (yet). If you've got GPARTED running then the SSD should show on the efi partition flags of boot,esp.

    If you look at the screenshot here it shows that I have a Windows boot manager on HD2 and Linux (GRUB2 on HD1)

    Can't boot SSD without HDD connected-screenshot_20200302_141410.png

    Using GPARTED to show the partition flags :

    For Windows (boot from HD2)

    Can't boot SSD without HDD connected-screenshot_20200302_141850.png

    You can see the flags boot, esp with the Ms reserved partition.

    The boot files can be seen from the file info in the command.

    On the Linux (boot from HD1)

    Can't boot SSD without HDD connected-screenshot_20200302_142305.png

    There's just the boot partition with the esp, boot flag --no MS reserved partition.

    To check this on your system download a Linux live distro and ensure efibootmgr is installed - then run the commands as above to see where the real windows boot files are in the efi partition. You *Might* with a bit of hacking etc be able to copy the HDD efi boot file to the SSD -- change the UUID etc -- wouldn't recommend that approach though - you'll probably hose up 2 disks completely !!.

    Now you'll probably have to run the stand alone recovery medias (use FREE Macrium) to repair / fix Windows boot problems --you should get prompted for the SSD as the existing windows installation and it should create a boot record OK.


    If all else fails simply "Offline the HDD" and re-install Windows

    Cheers
    jimbo
    Last edited by jimbo45; 02 Mar 2020 at 09:31.
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