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Installing SSD May be helpful to others

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willierv
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Installing SSD May be helpful to others Jul 14, 2014 3:23:18 GMT -5

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Post by willierv on Jul 14, 2014 3:23:18 GMT -5

I recently installed a new Samsung 840 EVO 250Gb. I cloned my C drive onto the SSD with the supplied software. I am using Win 7 by the way. The software is very easy to use and the clone was created in about 45 minutes. My problem was that when I went into the BIOS on my machine it would not let me select the SSD as the primary boot source. After much head scratching and Googling nothing seemed to work. Then a friend half jokingly asked "have you tried swapping the drive plug positions on the motherboard"? Guess what it worked, my machine now boots from the SSD and it appears in the BIOS as the primary boot source. It may not work for everyone but if you are having a problem give it a go.

Jack Teems Administrator I've enjoyed bringing Neat Net Tricks to you for 18 years. Posts: 422	Installing SSD May be helpful to others Jul 14, 2014 8:00:25 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Jack Teems on Jul 14, 2014 8:00:25 GMT -5 Thanks for your participation and that helpful idea as well as for your new membership on this Forum. It is just tips like this that help the rest of us avoid a lot of "head scratching".

Installing SSD May be helpful to others

Post by willierv on Jul 14, 2014 3:23:18 GMT -5

Post by Jack Teems on Jul 14, 2014 8:00:25 GMT -5