PC won't boot to Windows 10 from SSD

Anonymous
2018-08-20T08:11:17+00:00

I bought my PC years ago with only a HDD. I added a SSD myself afterwards. When I booted my PC after a hard shutdown/electricity fallout I had only my HDD in BIOS. I then boot from HDD, get an error and let the PC reboot. After a few times the SSD would be recognized in BIOS and I could change the SSD to default.

I got tired of this proccess a few days ago and found a tip to disable the hdd-partition with diskpart. The first time I had a hardreset again (mouse and keyboard froze and pc didn't shutdown with a single press on startbutton), I couldn't do the HDD boot-trick and tried changing the cables from hdd to ssd (ssd in sata1). This didn't help. In diskpart I made the SSD partition active. I now can see the SSD in BIOS, but booting gives an error "An operating system wasn't found.". When I retry diskpart, the partition could be made active again. It seems like this resets..

Bootrec.exe /FixMbr was successful

Bootrec.exe /FixBoot gives no access error (there could be some parts left of a dual boot setup)

chkdsk gives no problems found

Mediatool boot:

  • This PC can't be recovered with start-uprepair.
  • You need to choose which installation of Windows you would like to put back when using Systemrecovery.
  • Reboot, select a operating system and select Systemrecovery. No systemcopy available.

How could I make my pc boot again?

PC: MEDION AKOYA P5367 D EU (MSN: 10015458)

Motherboard: MS-7728

BIOS version: E7728MLN.209

SSD: Kingston SV200 (128GB)

HDD: ST1509DL003-9V (1500GB)

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Performance and system failures

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  1. Anonymous
    2018-08-22T15:10:30+00:00

    Hi,

    Part of the problem may be with how your Installation Media was created...

    Like I mentioned before, but the opposite... Or that you need to boot with it differently... That would explain the Bootrec.exe /FixBoot gives no access error

    What you might look for is "UEFI" boot device in the BOOT OPTIONS menu on the manufacturer's screen where you enter Bios... Just a different key...

    Something like ESC, F9, F11, F12...

    You might see something like "UEFI Optical Drive", or "UEFI USB", as opposed to simply "Optical Drive" for instance...

    A Flash Drive for UEFI Bios should be "Initialized" as GPT (GUID) and have a file system of FAT32...

    A Flash Drive created for Legacy Bios using a MBR Initilized drive, formatted as NTFS MIGHT work if you select it as a "UEFI" drive in Boot Options...

    GPT drives as required for a boot device in UEFI machines do not use "Active""Not Active"... It is not a valid setting for a GPT drive..

    BTW... UEFI machines use "WindowsBootManager" as the Boot Device, not the actual drive\partition it is on... (EFI Partition)...

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-08-22T14:19:55+00:00

    Thanks for the clear reply. I'll answer your questions and try your suggestions as soon as possible!

    • BIOS is UEFI
    • SSD is (now) visible in BIOS op both places
    • If I am right, I can only run Diskpart and Boot Repair from the bootable installation media, because the OS isn't booting. I can't get it in safe mode either.

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  3. Anonymous
    2018-08-22T14:13:51+00:00

    Hi,

    If your HDD was hooked up when you installed Windows to the SSD, there were probably boot files saved to the HDD for the SSD..

    If this is the case, making the OS partition on the HDD "Not Active" or "Hiding" it can cause a boot failure when trying to boot from the SSD...

    It may have also created a Dual Boot setup that can be hard to fix... Not counting the fact that the SSD may have been damaged by the power failure...

    If the SSD is not appearing in Bios, that indicates some type of damage either to the SSD or the motherboard...

    There are two areas in the Bios where you should see the SSD... The area where you select the Boot Device, and another area where you select which HDD\SSD will be on the list for Boot Device.... You might check that one...

    The SSD needs to Be "Active" to be bootable..

    There is another area where your SATA controller\ports are listed, along with info concerning which drives are attached... If the SSD is not listed there, you have a problem..

    I can only suggest that you unhook the HDD temporarily, and then try your Startup\Boot Repair again...

    Are you running DiskPart and the Boot Repair commands from bootable Win 10 installation media ? If not that would be best..

    How you make the media can be important as well... If you should create installation media for a machine with UEFI Bios, it may generate errors when using it on a machine using the older Legacy Bios...

    The commands you are using for "Active", "Not Active" only work on a machine that boots while using Legacy Bios...

    The Boot Commands I use are...

    BOOTREC /FIXMBR

    BOOTREC /FIXBOOT

    BOOTREC /REBUILDBCD

    You might try both the Startup Repair and Boot Commands... Try the Startup Repair, and if it fails, then go to the Command Prompt and try the BootRec stuff.. If that fails, try the Startup Repair again.. It might take several tries... if it will even work...

    BTW... What OS is on the HDD ?

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  4. Anonymous
    2018-08-22T13:04:46+00:00

    There is/was an installation of Windows 10 on the SSD. But it won't boot any longer.

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  5. Anonymous
    2018-08-22T13:03:47+00:00

    Thanks for your reply.

    I installed Windows 7 (upgraded to 10) on the SSD myself.

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