Windows 10: Moving from one boot drive to another

Discus and support Moving from one boot drive to another in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; So on my windows 10 PC i have 3 drives:My SSD - Which was my old main drive that was running windows and still has it Important filesJust a storage... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by Mediarite, Nov 17, 2022.

  1. Mediarite Win User

    Moving from one boot drive to another


    So on my windows 10 PC i have 3 drives:My SSD - Which was my old main drive that was running windows and still has it Important filesJust a storage drive Important filesMy new 3TB HD - Which is running windows on it now No important filesIm trying to switch back to windows on the ssd without wiping everything, but its not showing up in msconfig boot options, whats the best way to start running off the SSD without losing all the files

    :)
     
    Mediarite, Nov 17, 2022
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  2. Mussels Win User

    how do i move hard drive to new computer?

    intel to intel you have a shot.

    Install the latest intel chipset drivers and it may just work transferring it over - the key is to have teh new sata controllers drivers installed BEFORE moving it over (i normally transfer to a PCI-E SATA-II card i have, then boot the new system on the PCI-E card, install the onboard drivers, and then move to the onboard sata.)

    for clarification on my steps.

    1. install new SATA card/controller in original PC and install drivers
    2. power off, move boot drive to the sata card
    3. boot windows to make sure it works
    4. get new system up, move sata card to it with boot drive attached.
    5. boot windows - a few reboots are always needed to get around the change of hardware
    6. move the boot drive to the new mobos sata ports, and it should work.
     
    Mussels, Nov 17, 2022
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  3. Cloned SSD Won't boot

    Ok I will do this now. What are the next steps after that to make it my main drive and move everything to it?
     
    lhunter664, Nov 17, 2022
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  4. btarunr Win User

    Moving from one boot drive to another

    Can't boot from DVD drive

    Is your controller in RAID/AHCI modes? If so, the DVD drive will be listed as a separate device in the list of available boot devices, not as "CDROM". Remember that when setting boot device priority. Otherwise, read the manual to see which hotkey during POST brings up the boot menu that lets you select which device to boot from. Even here, the drive will be listed separately, and not as "CDROM".
     
    btarunr, Nov 17, 2022
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