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The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Serious Hardware/Software Crap > Haus of Tech Support > Post-SSD bootloader woes
 
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Bob Morales
Aug 18, 2006


Just wear the fucking mask, Bob

I don't care how many people I probably infected with COVID-19 while refusing to wear a mask, my comfort is far more important than the health and safety of everyone around me!
Brand-new Dell Windows 7 machine. Added an SSD, fresh install of Windows 7 from Dell media.

Removed the factory 1TB HD, now of course it won't boot, since it was booting from the 1TB drive then loading Windows from the SSD.

What's the easiest way to fix? Does the SSD need a recovery partition like the factory drive?

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Alereon
Feb 6, 2004

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Disconnect the old drive, boot from the Windows 7 DVD, the following commands should fix it. I have read some reports that you need to follow those steps 2-3 times for all necessary updates.

In the future, remember to disconnect all other drives when installing Windows.

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