Resolved Stymied on a disk clone / bootable issue

So a year ago I caught Crucial SSD's on sale and ordered a 1TB to put in my home desktop. I'm just now getting around to the install. As an aside, I'll note that I'm 4 months and 18 days from full retirement age. I will not miss the 55 to 60 hour workweeks I've done for the past 5 years. But I digress...

Back to the drive install and cloning issue: No problem with initialization or formatting using Windows (10 Pro) Disk Management.

Next, the cloning procedure using AOMEI Backupper went fine, but when I enter BIOS to set the boot priority the cloned SSD does not show up as available for a boot disk.

And that is where I'm stuck. What am I missing here?

Also, if I'm in the wrong place on the boards, would one of the mods must move me to the right spot!

As always, thanks in advance!

PS: System info for the computer is in my signature.

 

[To ensure the destination disk is accessible after cloning, you should install the target disk internally after cloning. Note if the source disk and target disk are of different types (one uses MBR mode and the other uses GPT mode), you have to modify the boot mode in BIOS/UEFI when you boot from the target drive.]

Above quote is from the AOMEI instruction list.
I have used this process (AOMEI) a number of times without problems.
I always run MBAM before doing a clone to make sure the OS is clean and run sfc /scannow to make sure all files are in order.

 

Thanks. I run MBAM Premium and every once in a while run adwcleaner manually. The system is free of cooties.

And sfc found "no integrity violations."

So I'm thinking the boot mode is the issue?

I think I know this answer and will work on it after I post, but how do I determine the MBR or GPT modes for the two disks?

 

Okay. I checked the properties using Device Manager and both drives (the original, and the SSD) are formatted for MBR.

The BIOS is set for Legacy.

The SSD shows up in BIOS at the very bottom of a list that is not available for boot.

... Other than how to get it properly configured and moved up in the list so it is available as a boot device, I'm not even sure what question to ask next.

 

Sooo ... @retiredlearner here's what I did.

I unplugged power and the data cable to the original C drive, and moved the data cable (labeled SATA 1 on the motherboard) to the SSD. Then I rebooted.

As the unit booted two messages appeared:

1. Preparing ... (adjective here - can't read my handwriting) repair

2. Diagnosing your PC

After that it booted as normal.

I shut it down and booted again, and there were no messages in the boot sequence.

Thoughts?

 

It sounds as though your problem is fixed.
I can only suggest that W10 in the Repair Operation has made the correction necessary for Boot to occur.

 

Yes sir, and not that I know anything to know for sure why, but I do agree!

My question now is about the original HDD. I would like to keep it in the machine as a D drive, and am curious to see what happens when I reconnect it. I'll post a note and let you know before I close the thread.

 

Alright, I plugged in the old (2TB) mechanical drive and rebooted and so far, so good. Disk Management and File Explorer both see it. I'm not yet settled on what I want to do with the drive, but my thought is to reformat it and use it for a back up location in the interim.

Thanks again for the feedback.

 

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