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Cloned SSD suddenly stopped being bootable
I'm trying to wrangle an 8 year old pc into a decently-usable state.
Sequence of events:
1. Cloned Windows 10 Pro 64-bit from HDD to SSD.
2. Bios was being weird about letting me into the boot options, so eventually I try disconnecting the HDD.
3. Success! SSD boots into windows, everything seems fine.
4. Reconnect HDD so I can wipe it to use as storage.
5. System boots from HDD, treating it as C drive.
6. Disconnect HDD again. Reboot. System insists SSD is now not a bootable drive.
I don't understand. At all. It worked and now it doesn't. I even tried re-cloning and immediately bootiing with only the SSD connected, no luck.
Any ideas?