swapping cases

[ronopp]

As the title states I am swapping cases tomorrow. I plan on loosing the burner and replacing tw spinner HD's with a SSD. My question is: do I need to change some hardware settings prior to shutdown?

 

[deustroop]

The case does not register in the bios/uefi or in Windows. You're good to go.

 

[SmokinWaffle]

Assuming you have all the data backed up on the mechanical drives you are changing to SSD you'll be good to go.

 

[ronopp]

well something went wrong. computer shows cannot start and needs CD to repair. i do not have a cd as this was a free upgrade and what I built is lacking a CD Drive. need a USB bootable I am guessing. currently on wifes chrome which stinks for what I need. Help me Guys!!

 

[XavierMace]

Is the HDD you replaced with an SSD your boot drive and if so, how did you transfer the data?

 

[ronopp]

ended up holding on to what was in there and added the new SSD just in case.........now i am bumming because i may have screwed myself. I also removed a card reader and extra set of USB 3.0 that went to the front of old case( HAF 932 which was 8 years old).
wondering if I clear cmos? i boot from a M.2 which I never took off the mobo. but I did forget where the HD's were plugged in on the SATA plugs so I just lined them up. Thinking that may be the hardware change?

 

[UsandThem]

ended up holding on to what was in there and added the new SSD just in case.........now i am bumming because i may have screwed myself. I also removed a card reader and extra set of USB 3.0 that went to the front of old case( HAF 932 which was 8 years old).
wondering if I clear cmos? i boot from a M.2 which I never took off the mobo. but I did forget where the HD's were plugged in on the SATA plugs so I just lined them up. Thinking that may be the hardware change?

I really have no idea what you are trying to say here. Did you install a new SSD and expect it to boot your operating system even though there is nothing on it?

What drive do you have your operating system on (the M.2 drive, the other hard drives)?

From past experience with older operating system, if you unplugged the boot drive from a SATA port, and plugged it into a different one, it would cause a boot error. I guess try to explain exactly what your hardware is, and what you did.

 

[bfun_x1]

Check the drive boot order in the bios?

 

[ronopp]

OS is on the M.2...... i swapped cases and guessed where the original drives were plugged in on the SATA slots. Got a boot hardware has changed and need recovery Disc which is not possible. I also did not install the DVD and a Card reader that was in my old case. I did check the Bios and the M.2 is 1st in line for booting. then the other drives. the bios Sees the new SDD but I have not run any drivers for it yet. Possible I should disable the new drive and see if it boots? Hope that makes more sense...LOL

 

[bfun_x1]

I guess that is what I would try next. Disconnect every drive but your M.2. What version of Windows were you running and how was it free?

 

[UsandThem]

Maybe your boot partition ended up on one of the hard drives you removed, and that is what is causing the issue? Windows has always been bad about doing odd stuff like that if multiple hard drives are available when it is installing (always best to only have one drive plugged in during install). Maybe you can try to plug your old drives back in where you think you had them connected to.

Also, you don't really need drivers for the SSD. Once Windows loads it will install default drivers for it. That is if you are just adding the SSD as an extra drive, and not trying to make it the new boot drive. Then you would either have to clone your old OS to it (but since it's not working, not a good idea), or install Windows on it.

 

[ronopp]

I bought 8.1 and upgraded to win 10 when they did it free a few years back. tossed out everything disc wise, I know DUMB. its just asking for a repair and I am going to a another comptur tomorrow to make a boot disc and hope it works. really DUMB I know

 

[bfun_x1]

Well I don't think it will be impossible to fix. You can make your own Win 10 boot disk. Microsoft has the iso buried on their website somewhere but you'll probably have to match the version exactly to what you already have. Professional, enterprise, home, or education. If you do manage to get it working again you should try to get the windows key off the system. I'm not sure if that's possible with Win 10 but I think I did it with Win 7.

 

[UsandThem]

The Windows 10 media tool is here:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10

When you first boot off of it, if your other drives are hooked up, it should give you the option to repair it. Hopefully it can, and then you can get back into Windows. I bet your boot partition ended up on a different drive, and that shouldn't be too difficult for it to take care of.

However, if it can't, you can do a full install of there (it will ask what version you want to install).

 

[ronopp]

So I had to do a full install....on the New SSD. and Now I am pulling off info from the other HD's get rid of the spinner and get another SSD. what a pain just to get a new case...LOL

 

[UsandThem]

So I had to do a full install....on the New SSD. and Now I am pulling off info from the other HD's get rid of the spinner and get another SSD. what a pain just to get a new case...LOL

But hey, I bet you learned a few new things from this experience.

 

[ronopp]

yes I did!! do a clean install every time you change schtuff around...LOL

 

[UsandThem]

yes I did!! do a clean install every time you change schtuff around...LOL

And only have one drive connected while you do that, right?

 

[ronopp]

yeah, That too... Thanks
Always nice to come here to get help!!