hey guys,
following on from my other thread, http://www.eightforums.com/installa...ndows-8-w-new-motherboard-cpu.html#post204582
i ended up managed to be able to boot into windows after i swapped out my motherboard and CPU to the new ones and everything seems to be working as it should, windows automatically installed the intel drivers and all my old programs and settings are there perfectly.
interesting thing is, that i can only boot into windows if i select my backup drive as #1 boot device in the BIOS, the SSD isnt even on the list.
the thing i don't understand lies in that, if i select my SSD as priority, where the directory of windows is installed, i get a bootmgr missing error - i've tried the various methods of recovering this using the cmd and a windows installation disc.
This isnt a huge issue but it's really tripping me out as to why this is occurring???
ps. i initially had some issues getting windows to boot so i installed a clean windows8 on this backup drive, i didnt change any settings at all. was only making sure that the SSD was being recognized and i hadn't corrupted it somehow. is it possible that the backup drive boot manager is directing it to the SSD or, i really have no idea.
cheers to anyone that has thoughts on this,
following on from my other thread, http://www.eightforums.com/installa...ndows-8-w-new-motherboard-cpu.html#post204582
i ended up managed to be able to boot into windows after i swapped out my motherboard and CPU to the new ones and everything seems to be working as it should, windows automatically installed the intel drivers and all my old programs and settings are there perfectly.
interesting thing is, that i can only boot into windows if i select my backup drive as #1 boot device in the BIOS, the SSD isnt even on the list.
the thing i don't understand lies in that, if i select my SSD as priority, where the directory of windows is installed, i get a bootmgr missing error - i've tried the various methods of recovering this using the cmd and a windows installation disc.
This isnt a huge issue but it's really tripping me out as to why this is occurring???
ps. i initially had some issues getting windows to boot so i installed a clean windows8 on this backup drive, i didnt change any settings at all. was only making sure that the SSD was being recognized and i hadn't corrupted it somehow. is it possible that the backup drive boot manager is directing it to the SSD or, i really have no idea.
cheers to anyone that has thoughts on this,
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 8
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop