How do I get Windows 10 to boot from my new M.2 SSD?
Background: Just bought and installed a SX8200 Pro 1TB into the second M.2 slot of this motherboard. I do already have a 480 GB M.2 drive in the first M.2 slot.
Should I switch them btw? So the new drive is in the first slot or does it not matter at all?
I used Macrium Reflect to copy everything from the old drive to the new one. I think this worked, but how do I get Windows to boot from the new SSD?
When I copied everything over with Macrium Reflect, I ended up with only 446 GB of storage on the new drive (exactly the same as on the old one). In device manager I can see that I have 506 GB unallocated. I tried to right click the new drive and expand it, but I just get an error that I do not have enough free space to do so.
Any ideas? As you probably can see, my experience here is limited.
Posted Jul 11, 2020, 8:15 PM UTC
You might need to go to the BIOS to get it to boot from the SSD, but be careful. I messed up three different types doing this. I used CloneZilla to copy everything from my hard drive and deleted it off and I basically wiped it. So I basically said screw it i'll start over and made it to where I could boot to the SSD and just added Windows 10 to do it. Luckily, I had a back up of all my files saved on my external drive to transfer everything over. I now use my old 1TB hard drive for gaming files and made it the D drive and made the SSD the C drive. Hopefully this helps!