Move the Boot Loader from HDD to M2 disk drive

Page 2 of 2 FirstFirst 12

  1. thanosa
    Posts : 9
    MS Windows 10 Pro 10.0.18363 Build 18363
    Thread Starter
       New #11

    Megahertz said:
    From image 235144.jpg - On BIOS
    BIOS tab - Boot options - Samsung 970 is the first boot priority. So it should boot from it.

    Detach (SATA or power cable) disk 0 - (drive F:) and disk 1 - (drive D:) and try to boot

    Drive D: is set as active. Do you have or once had Windows on it?
    You are right. I will reboot with only C: connected and repost.

    Back in time, my windows installation was on the SSD 250GB and once I bought the SSD M2 5000GB I cloned the windows installation. That cloning process probably caused all the issues.

    - - - Updated - - -

    zbook said:
    Whenever possible please post images into the thread.
    a) disk management
    b) mini tool
    c) command prompt > diskpart > lis dis > lis vol > sel dis W (the applicable disk in windows RE) > det dis > lis par > sel par 1 > det par > sel par 2 > det par > sel par 3 > det par > sel par 4 > det par

    You can use:
    bootrec /fixmbr
    bootrec /fixboot
    bootrec /scanos
    bootrec /rebuildbcd

    This is an additional option:

    Macrium rescue media:
    Macrium Software | Macrium Reflect Free
    Macrium Software | Macrium Reflect Free
    Creating rescue media - KnowledgeBase v7 - Macrium Reflect Knowledgebase - KnowledgeBase v7 - Macrium Reflect Knowledgebase
    Creating rescue media - KnowledgeBase v7 - Macrium Reflect Knowledgebase - KnowledgeBase v7 - Macrium Reflect Knowledgebase
    Fixing Windows boot problems - KnowledgeBase v7 - Macrium Reflect Knowledgebase - KnowledgeBase v7 - Macrium Reflect Knowledgebase
    Fixing Windows boot problems - KnowledgeBase v7 - Macrium Reflect Knowledgebase - KnowledgeBase v7 - Macrium Reflect Knowledgebase


    The BIOS is out of date.
    After fixing the boot you can upgrade: F3 > F50
    B450M DS3H (rev. 1.0) | Motherboard - GIGABYTE U.S.A.

    Here is what I have done as of now:
    1) and 2)
    92_partitions - Google Drive

    3)
    Code:
    DISKPART> lis dis

  Disk ###  Status         Size     Free     Dyn  Gpt
  --------  -------------  -------  -------  ---  ---
  Disk 0    Online          931 GB      0 B
  Disk 1    Online          232 GB  1024 KB
  Disk 2    Online          465 GB  2048 KB

DISKPART> lis vol

  Volume ###  Ltr  Label        Fs     Type        Size     Status     Info
  ----------  ---  -----------  -----  ----------  -------  ---------  --------
  Volume 0     E                       DVD-ROM         0 B  No Media
  Volume 1     F   HDD 1TB pub  NTFS   Partition    931 GB  Healthy    System
  Volume 2     D   ssd 250GB m  NTFS   Partition    232 GB  Healthy
  Volume 3     L   Boot Loader  NTFS   Partition    100 MB  Healthy
  Volume 4     C   M2 500GB     NTFS   Partition    465 GB  Healthy    Boot

DISKPART> sel dis 2

Disk 2 is now the selected disk.

DISKPART> det dis

Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 500GB
Disk ID: 63F7F806
Type   : NVMe
Status : Online
Path   : 0
Target : 0
LUN ID : 0
Location Path : PCIROOT(0)#PCI(0101)#PCI(0000)#NVME(P00T00L00)
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 3     L   Boot Loader  NTFS   Partition    100 MB  Healthy
  Volume 4     C   M2 500GB     NTFS   Partition    465 GB  Healthy    Boot

DISKPART> lis par

  Partition ###  Type              Size     Offset
  -------------  ----------------  -------  -------
  Partition 1    Primary            100 MB  1024 KB
  Partition 2    Primary            465 GB   101 MB
  Partition 3    Recovery           488 MB   465 GB

DISKPART> sel par 1

Partition 1 is now the selected partition.

DISKPART> det par

Partition 1
Type  : 07
Hidden: No
Active: Yes
Offset in Bytes: 1048576

  Volume ###  Ltr  Label        Fs     Type        Size     Status     Info
  ----------  ---  -----------  -----  ----------  -------  ---------  --------
* Volume 3     L   Boot Loader  NTFS   Partition    100 MB  Healthy

DISKPART> sel par 2

Partition 2 is now the selected partition.

DISKPART> det par

Partition 2
Type  : 07
Hidden: No
Active: No
Offset in Bytes: 105906176

  Volume ###  Ltr  Label        Fs     Type        Size     Status     Info
  ----------  ---  -----------  -----  ----------  -------  ---------  --------
* Volume 4     C   M2 500GB     NTFS   Partition    465 GB  Healthy    Boot

DISKPART> sel par 3

Partition 3 is now the selected partition.

DISKPART> det par

Partition 3
Type  : 27
Hidden: No
Active: No
Offset in Bytes: 499594035200

  Volume ###  Ltr  Label        Fs     Type        Size     Status     Info
  ----------  ---  -----------  -----  ----------  -------  ---------  --------
* Volume 5                      RAW    Partition    488 MB  Healthy    Hidden

DISKPART> sel par 4

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

There is no partition selected.

DISKPART>
    - - - Updated - - -

    I tried to reboot with D: and F: disconnected and it didn't worked. I got the message:
    "Reboot and Select proper Boot device or Insert Boot Media in selected Boot device and press a key"

    I probably need to move the "System" label from the F: to L: drive with the bootrec commands.
    I have never done something like that so fingers crossed so I will not mess up the system.

    - - - Updated - - -

    I have successfully done all these (full process):

    1. Created an 100 MB partition in the front of C: disk using the "MiniTool Partition Wizard". The actions were: shrink, move, allocate, format, assign letter, set "active" label
    2. Created a Rescue Media DVD using the Macrium Reflect (amazing tool)
    3. Booted from the Rescue Media using the "Macrium Reflect" tool
    4. Fixed all boot problems with "Fix boot problems" letting all 4 options enabled
    5. Validated that the system boots with only the M2 SSD connected (disconnect all other disks, set boot priority on BIOS)
    6. Checked that the "System" label has been moved from the F: disk to C: using the "MiniTool Partition Wizard"
    7. Backup, format and restore the data on D: and F: disks to get rid of the "active" labels
    8. Checked that the BitLocker is enabled for all 3 disks C: D: and F:
    9. Upgraded Windows and BIOS to their latest versions


    All these thanks to these helpful guys:
    • zbook
    • NavyLCDR
    • Megahertz


    and their recommended great tools:
    • "MiniTool Partition Wizard"
    • "Macrium Reflect"
      My Computer
    Quote Quote

  3. Megahertz
    Posts : 6,299
    Windows 11 Pro - Windows 7 HP - Lubuntu
       New #12

    Glad you did it.
    If disk 0 and disk 1 doesn't have a OS on them, my suggestion is to set them as non active so the system don't try to boot from it.
    Very easy with MiniTool Partition Wizard (right click on the partition - set non active)
      My Computers
    Quote Quote

 

  Related Discussions
How to Delete Boot Loader Entry on Boot Options Menu at Startup in Windows If you have more than one operating system installed on your PC, you will see a Choose an operation system (Windows Boot Manager) screen at startup with the name...
I have found that when I installed Win 10 Pro 64 on my PC, on a new SSD drive, it put the boot manager on the old Win 7 drive. Perhaps that was because it was in the Drive 0 Sata port and the new SSD was in port 1. Didn't know that at the time. I've...
Is it possible to fix so my Boot Manager is on the same drive as the OS? I remember having this problem before, and the solution was to basically install Windows with all other Disks disconnected. Which seems weird, i mean why would it even want...
I have downloaded Macrium Reflect to try it out before purchasing. It is v6.3.1665. I am seeing the errors: The system cannot move the file to a different disk drive: Y:\Visual Studio\Common7\IDE\CommonExtensions\Microsoft\TeamFoundation\Team...
In the near future I may have to spend many months in a row at 2 different locations (let's say about 8 months in Asia and 4 months in Europe) for many years to come. As I don't want a notebook, I was considering building 2 identical computers at...
Our Sites
Site Links
About Us
Windows 10 Forums is an independent web site and has not been authorized, sponsored, or otherwise approved by Microsoft Corporation. "Windows 10" and related materials are trademarks of Microsoft Corp.

 © Designer Media Ltd
All times are GMT -5. The time now is 04:33.
Find Us




Windows 10 Forums