I have a SSD and a HDD. I installed Windows from a flash drive, so I inserted the flash drive and restarted the computer and entered the BIOS setup. I changed the boot order so Windows would see the flash drive. The OS was successfully installed, and I went back to change the boot order.
What I noticed was that the order was now as follows:
Boot Manager (SSD)
P1 Samsung SSD
P2 ST1000Dm003
I think there's also an external HDD that is listed. With the current order as listed above, Windows starts with no issues. If I change the order, Windows gets to the lock screen and can't proceed past that point. I don't know why the external HDD needs to be listed in the startup. It's just a storage drive; it doesn't have any OS on it.
The OS is on the SSD.
What I noticed was that the order was now as follows:
Boot Manager (SSD)
P1 Samsung SSD
P2 ST1000Dm003
I think there's also an external HDD that is listed. With the current order as listed above, Windows starts with no issues. If I change the order, Windows gets to the lock screen and can't proceed past that point. I don't know why the external HDD needs to be listed in the startup. It's just a storage drive; it doesn't have any OS on it.
The OS is on the SSD.
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 8.1
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- Custom Built
- CPU
- Intel I7-4790K
- Motherboard
- Asus Z97-A
- Memory
- G.Skill DDR3-1866 PC3 8GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- Sapphire Radeon R9-280x
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Acer
- Hard Drives
- Samsung 850 Pro 256GB SSD
Western Digital 1TB HDD
- PSU
- SeaSonic x-650
- Case
- Corsair 600T
- Cooling
- HyperMaster 212 Evo