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My post is in regards to my friends computer who I help out with computer problems. We tried unsuccessfully to clone a 250GB drive with Windows 8.1 to a 120GB SSD drive. So we left the existing 250 drive hooked up so the W8 install would see it there on installation of W8 Pro upgrade to the SSD. The install went flawlessly, but on boot were faced with booting to the old 8.1 or the new 8. We removed the old drive from the BIOS setup and the it wouldn't boot. The SSD also does not appear as a boot choice in setup. I tried "bootrec.exe /fixmbr, but Windows couldn't see the drive. I had partitioned the SSD to 85GB (Windows 8), 4, 26GB's so I could install Mint Linux (4GB Swap file, 26GB for system. The install went fine but again wouldn't boot. Now I had to fixmbr again which worked as I had the old 250GB with W8.1. Cannot get the MBR onto the SSD.
Edit: Obviously the SSD is there as both Windows and Linux saw it there to install on.
Edit: Obviously the SSD is there as both Windows and Linux saw it there to install on.
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My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 8.1 Pro
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- Home build