Hello, hopefully someone can help!
I have a new system that I have just built with a GB GA-Z77-DS3H motherboard and a brand new Vertex 3 SSD. I have installed W7 64bit from dvd and all seems well.
However, when I attached the old HD (samsung 1TB partition into 2 drives) it always attempts to boot from the old xp install on the samsung drive and I get an error and it won't boot
I can boot without the samsung HD attached and then plug it in afterwards and read/write no problem. I have deleted the old XP partition (drive F) and reformatted it under W7 but that hasn't helped. I need to keep the second partition (Drive G) as it contains all my data (photos etc.)
I have finally got it to boot with the F drive attached but only if I delete the volume, creating a new simple volume creates the same problem
I assume its something to do with the bios and Windows Boot Manager -
In the BIOS Windows Boot Manager is the boot preference and in fact it won't boot from drive C (the vertex SSD with W7 on) if I select it directly, only from WBM
I have tried various options in the bios - disabling CSM support and booting in UEFI mode only but I really don't understand these options and I have only managed to get it to not boot at all.
This is how it is set atm:
BOOT OPTION #1: WINDOWS BOOT MANAGER
(This is the only option there is currently other than Disabled)
CSM SUPPORT: ALWAYS
BOOT MODE SELECTION: UEFI ONLY
PXE BOOT OPTION: DISABLED
STORAGE BOOT OPTION CONTROL: UEFI ONLY
DISPLAY BOOT OPTION CONTROL: UEFI ONLY
OTHER PCI DEVICE ROM PRIORITY: UEFI OPROM.
Note, I don't know what any of these mean- in fact none of these options are listed in the manual!
How do I format my F drive so that the Bios doesn't think that there is an OS on it (which there isn't anymore) or how do I alter my BIOS so that it will only boot from my SSD?
I am happy to reinstall windows if anyone thinks that will help (or if I did something wrong). Just selected ACHI in the bios and boot from DVD initially.
Could also install new BIOS if that would help (Currently F9)
Many thanks, Liam.