How to create boot sector on new SSD?

Question

Hi @ll,

I've a running Win10 installation with an old HDD. To speed up the PC I decided to by a new SSD.
I build in the new SSD along with the old HDD. Then I prepared a USB Windows10 installation device for a fresh installation of Windows10 on the new SSD. On the old HDD a Windows7 was ported to Windows10 and hence I wanted to clean install Win10 on the SSD.

All worked well and I configured the new Windows10 to my desires. But now, when i boot the PC immediately after the BIOS tests I get a prompt to choose between the 2 available Windows10 installations.
It seems, that the new installation did not create a boot sector on the SSD but updated the information on the old HDD. Due to the fact, that the old HDD not only is slow compared to the brand new SSD, I also fear, that the old HDD will stop from working anytime soon.
If this happens I will not be able to boot, because it seems the boot record lies on the old HDD. If i switch off the old HDD in the BIOS the PC is not booting due to not having a bootable disk.
I also checked the ordering of the boot sequence which first tries to boot from SSD and then HDD and then USB followed by DVD.

My question now is, how can I write a boot sector on the new SSD so that the PC does not need the old HDD to boot up?
Somebody able to help me with this?

Thanks in advance.
René

Answer 1

Please modify the default language to English during the troubleshooting.

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/3813-add-remove-change-display-language-windows-10-a.html

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/136792-change-display-language-windows-10-a.html

Then run these scripts and post share links into this thread using one drive, drop box, or google drive.

(bat scripts by design prompt antivirus software and require manual overrides)

https://www.tenforums.com/attachments/bsod-crashes-debugging/360137d1645183388-batch-files-use-bsod-debugging-tuneup_plus_log.bat

https://www.tenforums.com/attachments/bsod-crashes-debugging/355861d1640707960-batch-files-use-bsod-debugging-diskparinfo.bat

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Answer 2

Hello @Docs

here is the result of the process: AAAu3pNTqWYhARFh83g3fQJla

Answer 3

First scannow:

Windows Resource Protection found corrupt files and successfully repaired them.

Repairing file \??\C:\Windows\System32\en-US\DafPrintProvider.dll.mui from store

Repairing file \??\C:\Users\Default\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\OneDrive.lnk from store

Second scannow:

Windows Resource Protection did not find any integrity violations.

Make a new restore point.

Open administrative command prompt and type or copy and paste:

diskpart
sel dis 0
det dis
sel par 1
shrink desired=100
create par EFI
format fs=fat32
assign letter=w
exit

bcdboot c:\windows /s w: /f all

Type:

ctrl + a
ctrl + c

Paste the commands with results into this thread typing:

ctrl + v

reboot

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Answer 4

Long time ago, but now I'm back at the computer.

When I execute the statements above I get the following error message:

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.19045.3031]
(c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Windows\system32>diskpart

Microsoft DiskPart version 10.0.19041.964

Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation.
On computer: DESKTOP-UU4KOTC

DISKPART> sel dis 0

Disk 0 is now the selected disk.

DISKPART> det dis

Samsung SSD 870 QVO 1TB
Disk ID: 42573548
Type   : SATA
Status : Online
Path   : 0
Target : 0
LUN ID : 0
Location Path : PCIROOT(0)#PCI(1F02)#ATA(C00T00L00)
Current Read-only State : No
Read-only  : No
Boot Disk  : Yes
Pagefile Disk  : Yes
Hibernation File Disk  : No
Crashdump Disk  : Yes
Clustered Disk  : No

  Volume ###  Ltr  Label        Fs     Type        Size     Status     Info
  ----------  ---  -----------  -----  ----------  -------  ---------  --------
  Volume 1     C                NTFS   Partition    931 GB  Healthy    Boot

DISKPART> sel par 1

Partition 1 is now the selected partition.

DISKPART> create par EFI

MSR and EFI partitions are only supported on GPT disks.
Convert the selected disk to GPT and try again.

DISKPART>

Answer 5

Could you kindly provide an image or a link to the disk management view? By default, the columns and rows are compressed, resulting in cutoff characters.

To ensure optimal visibility, please widen the rows for "disk 0," "disk 1," "disk 2," and so on, ensuring that no characters are cutoff. Additionally, widen the columns for "Status" and "Volume," guaranteeing that the characters remain fully visible.

In the meantime, if you're looking for additional technical assistance, you can try opening the administrative command prompt and executing a series of commands to gather information about the disks and partitions. Remember to copy and paste the commands provided, and then share the results in this thread by pasting them using Ctrl + V.

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