I removed the HD from my Dell, which has Windows 7 on it, and would like to install it into a new Windows 8 Gateway I picked up. I want this HD to be the main drive, and I want to save all the information on it. I plan to wipe the Gateway HD and have it as a storage disk. I installed the HD into the Gateway, and got an error upon reboot prompting me to insert proper boot media, and will not progress further.
I then connected both the Gateway's original HD and my HD, and saw that my HD is detected and online in Computer Management. I then restarted, and entered bios to change boot order. Although my HD is detected in the Advanced>Misc tab in the bios, it is not listed as an option to boot from in the Boot Options tab, nor from the F12 boot menu.
I suspect if I can just get the Gateway to boot from my HD, everything will be fine, but I can't seem to get it recognized as a 'bootable' device. Any help would be much appreciated.
I then connected both the Gateway's original HD and my HD, and saw that my HD is detected and online in Computer Management. I then restarted, and entered bios to change boot order. Although my HD is detected in the Advanced>Misc tab in the bios, it is not listed as an option to boot from in the Boot Options tab, nor from the F12 boot menu.
I suspect if I can just get the Gateway to boot from my HD, everything will be fine, but I can't seem to get it recognized as a 'bootable' device. Any help would be much appreciated.
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 8
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- Gateway
- CPU
- i5