Frequent BSOD after migrated to SSD, and then "no bootable

lanbaba

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I have a new yoga 2 11 (not yoga 2 pro, just plain yoga 2 11) with me which I got a few weeks ago. It comes with 500G Seagate HDD. In the past few days I've tried to migrate the HDD to a SSD (Intel 530 180G) without any success.
The problem is: after the migration and swap of the SSD, I can start from the SSD without any problem, but in a few minutes, sooner or later, the system will freeze and a few seconds later, the famous BSOD with some message saying "CRITICAL PROCESS DIED". The laptop will try to restart, but instead of booting up, it gives out a message "no bootable device, press OK to continue". I have to press the power button to turn it off and turn it back on, then it will boot into windows, then back to the freeze and BSOD cycle. The BSOD cycle is random, some time I can get 20 minutes out of it and some time it won't even fully booted up.

The laptop comes with windows 8 x64 standard, and I updated to 8.1 with all the latest windows updates.

Here is what I did so far:
Used different software to migrate the system to SSD: easeUS/Intel migration/Paragon OS to SSD, all gives me the same results. When using paragon, the BISO found two EFI device with exactly the same name (although there is only one SSD in the laptop, but the SSD contains 3 partitions). I have to use the recovery USB stick which built with paragon's recovery media builder to do a automatic "correct boot parameters (boot.ini, BCD)". But whether two EFI device or one after the above step, I got the same BSOD problem.

Also, Lenovo support sent me a usb stick suppose to be the recovery media, but the system won't even boot up from it. The USB stick has "Microsoft" engraved on it, and the sticker on it says "windows 8 smscrn touch w/h&s 2013 for Lenovo".

The Intel SSD has been on my other desktop for a few months and I have it fully tested and there is no problem with it.

Also, when talking to the Lenovo support, it seems that my BIOS is not correct or corrupted:
In the "security" tab, the "secure boot status" is always "disabled", I cannot change the value by change various other fields. The "platform mode" is always "setup mode". The "secure boot mode" is always "custom". All three of them are greyed out, cannot change.
In the "boot" tab, the "boot mode" is always "UEFI", it is greyed out and I cannot change it.
Can anyone have a yoga 2 11 please confirm this? If you can post some screenshot about the BIOS? My BIOS version is 92CN30WW(V1.10), EC version is 92EC30WW(V1.10)

Thank you
lbb:confused:
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    window 8.1 x64 standard
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Yoga 2 11
    CPU
    N3520
    Memory
    4G
If the BIOS/UEFI is corrupt and you can't fix it by flashing it - then you'll have to send it in for repair.
If the problem is only that they're grayed out, then that may be due other settings in the BIOS/UEFI

If I remember, I'll check on this at work today (sending myself an email now.......
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win8.1Pro - Finally!!!
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Samsung/NP780
    CPU
    Came with the laptop (i7 of some sort)
    Motherboard
    Pretty sure that it has one, but haven't checked inside the case!
    Memory
    upgraded to 12 gB from 8 gB
    Graphics Card(s)
    has switchable - Intel/ATI - Used wrong drivers, now ATI card is inop :( Will have to fix it soon!
    Sound Card
    I'm nearly deaf, so this isn't used often
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Touchscreen on laptop/32" Toshiba on HDMI (laid the Sharp TV on a mouse and cracked the screen!)
    Screen Resolution
    800x600
    Hard Drives
    One Samsung 1tB drive - 5400 rpm. Gonna switch to a 7200/10000 rpm or an SSD (if I can find $500 for a 1tB SSD!)
    - Switched to 500 gB Samsung 840 series SSD - WOW!!!
    PSU
    Why do we ask this for laptops?
    Case
    Silver with a neat Samsung logo
    Cooling
    sub-par, gotta get around to working on it soon Worked on it - still sub-par! :(
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Natural - the same one I've used since it orignally came out around 1995
    Mouse
    no Mouse - Trackball!!!!
    Internet Speed
    too slow when I'm waiting for a download to finish
    Browser
    Yes, I use this (Firefox mostly, w/IE next most)
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender and Windows Firewall
    Other Info
    I'm handsome and a snappy dresser :0)
Got the info from the UEFI on a Yoga laptop at work, then forgot to log back onto this topic :(
I'll send myself an email at home to remember.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win8.1Pro - Finally!!!
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Samsung/NP780
    CPU
    Came with the laptop (i7 of some sort)
    Motherboard
    Pretty sure that it has one, but haven't checked inside the case!
    Memory
    upgraded to 12 gB from 8 gB
    Graphics Card(s)
    has switchable - Intel/ATI - Used wrong drivers, now ATI card is inop :( Will have to fix it soon!
    Sound Card
    I'm nearly deaf, so this isn't used often
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Touchscreen on laptop/32" Toshiba on HDMI (laid the Sharp TV on a mouse and cracked the screen!)
    Screen Resolution
    800x600
    Hard Drives
    One Samsung 1tB drive - 5400 rpm. Gonna switch to a 7200/10000 rpm or an SSD (if I can find $500 for a 1tB SSD!)
    - Switched to 500 gB Samsung 840 series SSD - WOW!!!
    PSU
    Why do we ask this for laptops?
    Case
    Silver with a neat Samsung logo
    Cooling
    sub-par, gotta get around to working on it soon Worked on it - still sub-par! :(
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Natural - the same one I've used since it orignally came out around 1995
    Mouse
    no Mouse - Trackball!!!!
    Internet Speed
    too slow when I'm waiting for a download to finish
    Browser
    Yes, I use this (Firefox mostly, w/IE next most)
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender and Windows Firewall
    Other Info
    I'm handsome and a snappy dresser :0)
Are you also using a YOGA 2 11?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    window 8.1 x64 standard
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Yoga 2 11
    CPU
    N3520
    Memory
    4G
I found a Yoga 2 11 at work that I was able to look at the UEFI.
I'll post back w/photo's as I get them downloaded
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win8.1Pro - Finally!!!
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Samsung/NP780
    CPU
    Came with the laptop (i7 of some sort)
    Motherboard
    Pretty sure that it has one, but haven't checked inside the case!
    Memory
    upgraded to 12 gB from 8 gB
    Graphics Card(s)
    has switchable - Intel/ATI - Used wrong drivers, now ATI card is inop :( Will have to fix it soon!
    Sound Card
    I'm nearly deaf, so this isn't used often
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Touchscreen on laptop/32" Toshiba on HDMI (laid the Sharp TV on a mouse and cracked the screen!)
    Screen Resolution
    800x600
    Hard Drives
    One Samsung 1tB drive - 5400 rpm. Gonna switch to a 7200/10000 rpm or an SSD (if I can find $500 for a 1tB SSD!)
    - Switched to 500 gB Samsung 840 series SSD - WOW!!!
    PSU
    Why do we ask this for laptops?
    Case
    Silver with a neat Samsung logo
    Cooling
    sub-par, gotta get around to working on it soon Worked on it - still sub-par! :(
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Natural - the same one I've used since it orignally came out around 1995
    Mouse
    no Mouse - Trackball!!!!
    Internet Speed
    too slow when I'm waiting for a download to finish
    Browser
    Yes, I use this (Firefox mostly, w/IE next most)
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender and Windows Firewall
    Other Info
    I'm handsome and a snappy dresser :0)
First off, I suspect that the Lenovo Support people are correct, what I'm suggesting is just to verify that.

FYI - If you change these settings, the system may become unbootable.
If that happens, go back in and set them back to what they were.
The system should boot after that.

In the UEFI, go to the Configuration screen
- make sure that the date and time are correctly set.

Go to the Security screen
- make sure that the Secure Boot is set to "Enabled"

Go to the Boot screen
- make sure that Boot Mode is set to "UEFI"

If the settings aren't like this, please let us know what they are set at and we'll move on from there.

Here's the pictures that I got of the UEFI:

View attachment 49957View attachment 49958View attachment 49959
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win8.1Pro - Finally!!!
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Samsung/NP780
    CPU
    Came with the laptop (i7 of some sort)
    Motherboard
    Pretty sure that it has one, but haven't checked inside the case!
    Memory
    upgraded to 12 gB from 8 gB
    Graphics Card(s)
    has switchable - Intel/ATI - Used wrong drivers, now ATI card is inop :( Will have to fix it soon!
    Sound Card
    I'm nearly deaf, so this isn't used often
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Touchscreen on laptop/32" Toshiba on HDMI (laid the Sharp TV on a mouse and cracked the screen!)
    Screen Resolution
    800x600
    Hard Drives
    One Samsung 1tB drive - 5400 rpm. Gonna switch to a 7200/10000 rpm or an SSD (if I can find $500 for a 1tB SSD!)
    - Switched to 500 gB Samsung 840 series SSD - WOW!!!
    PSU
    Why do we ask this for laptops?
    Case
    Silver with a neat Samsung logo
    Cooling
    sub-par, gotta get around to working on it soon Worked on it - still sub-par! :(
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Natural - the same one I've used since it orignally came out around 1995
    Mouse
    no Mouse - Trackball!!!!
    Internet Speed
    too slow when I'm waiting for a download to finish
    Browser
    Yes, I use this (Firefox mostly, w/IE next most)
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender and Windows Firewall
    Other Info
    I'm handsome and a snappy dresser :0)
My settings is exactly the same as yours. But according to the Lenovo support, I should also able to change the "Boot Mode" in the "Boot" tab from UEFI to LEGACY, as your last picture showed.
I also have the Intel VT enabled, and the FAST BOOT disabled. But I don't think that affects anything and will cause the SSD problem.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    window 8.1 x64 standard
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Yoga 2 11
    CPU
    N3520
    Memory
    4G
Have you tried resetting the UEFI to default values?
Have you tried disabling the Intel VT?
Have you tried enabling the Fast Boot?

I've tried changing the boot mode to Legacy and then installing the OS (this was in a Samsung laptop).
Shortly afterwards, I installed a UEFI update which reset it to UEFI and the OS wouldn't boot
Turning it back to Legacy made the system bootable again.

As such, I'd figure that the reverse (installing an OS in UEFI, then trying to boot in Legacy) would also cause an unbootable situation.
I'd suggest testing the system in both modes and see what happens.

Should you decide to reinstall Win8, I'd suggest resetting the UEFI to default values and installing the OS using Lenovo recovery media.
Beyond that, if the settings still won't function correctly - I'd suggest returning the system to Lenovo in order to have it diagnosed and serviced.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win8.1Pro - Finally!!!
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Samsung/NP780
    CPU
    Came with the laptop (i7 of some sort)
    Motherboard
    Pretty sure that it has one, but haven't checked inside the case!
    Memory
    upgraded to 12 gB from 8 gB
    Graphics Card(s)
    has switchable - Intel/ATI - Used wrong drivers, now ATI card is inop :( Will have to fix it soon!
    Sound Card
    I'm nearly deaf, so this isn't used often
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Touchscreen on laptop/32" Toshiba on HDMI (laid the Sharp TV on a mouse and cracked the screen!)
    Screen Resolution
    800x600
    Hard Drives
    One Samsung 1tB drive - 5400 rpm. Gonna switch to a 7200/10000 rpm or an SSD (if I can find $500 for a 1tB SSD!)
    - Switched to 500 gB Samsung 840 series SSD - WOW!!!
    PSU
    Why do we ask this for laptops?
    Case
    Silver with a neat Samsung logo
    Cooling
    sub-par, gotta get around to working on it soon Worked on it - still sub-par! :(
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Natural - the same one I've used since it orignally came out around 1995
    Mouse
    no Mouse - Trackball!!!!
    Internet Speed
    too slow when I'm waiting for a download to finish
    Browser
    Yes, I use this (Firefox mostly, w/IE next most)
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender and Windows Firewall
    Other Info
    I'm handsome and a snappy dresser :0)
I've did all you mentioned already and still winodws 8.1 chokes. And I think I find the problem and it is nasty and there is no solution yet, from what I can find online.
I can do a clean install of window 8 using the Intel 530 without any problem, and after all the windows updates (not updating to 8.1), the sytems runs flawlessly. But when I tried to upgrade to 8.1, I get "Couldn't update to Windows 8.1......., 0xC1900101 - 0x20017" blue screen. And system rolled back to 8. And if I try to fresh install 8.1, it cannot even find the SSD, asking me to load a device driver.
After that I googled online and seems it is a compatibility problem between the motherboard/SSD/windows 8.1. I have seen people have the same problem with Intel 530 and Crucial M500, and also some ASUS/lenovo/Acer PC/Laptop, all have issues with windows 8.1. Unfortunately, there is no solution. Intel 520 works fine, according to some posts. It is a mixture between the firmware of the SSD, motherboard and Win8.1
I gave up on this. I have posted on the notebook forum and asking the PPLs who said successfully upgraded there yoga 2 11 to a SSD, which kind of SSD they were using and which windows they were using, 8, or 8.1. Let's wait and see.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    window 8.1 x64 standard
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Yoga 2 11
    CPU
    N3520
    Memory
    4G
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