Arcortada said:
Hi, I was able to install the SSD in the computer and I used EaseUS To Do Backup to clone the Original HDD to the SSD. I changed the boot order in the UEFI to set the Crucial SSD as the first drive, but, for some reason, it still boots from the old drive.
I have changed the boot order several times and I still get the computer to boot from the old hdd. Any suggestions?
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My experience is that the Spin3 will "always" boot from the HDD as long as it has a bootable OS on it, regardless of any BIOS settings. Disconnect the HDD and if your SSD clone was good, it will be booted.
If you want to keep the HDD as a data drive (recommended):
1. Backup the entire HDD as a safety precaution.
2. Remove the HDD and put it in an external docking station.
3. Boot from the SSD and use DiskPart to clean the HDD to make all of it "unallocated".
4. Reinstall the HDD back in the Spin3.
5. Now you will be able to boot from your SSD with the HDD installed in the Spin3.
5. Use Windows Disk Management to make a simple volume, quick format it, and assign the volume name as "DATA" and the drive letter D to it.
If you don't have an external docking station, then do the Diskpart clean on another PC.
You may already plan to do the following but just in case not, I recommend using your SSD only for Win10 and installed programs. Don't store any data on the SSD. Store all data on the D: HDD. I never move any folders from the C drive to the D drive. IOW, I don't use My Documents, My Music, My Videos, etc. I just create folders on my D: drive with appropriate names like "Microsoft Office" with paths to Excel and Word data folders, "Photos", "Computer", "Music", etc. and store all of my data in those types of folders.
Since I'm the only user of my computers, I don't create a "Documents" folder and store everything in it. It just adds one level that I have to navigate through to see my data folders. But if there are multiple users, then you could create a folder for each user like "John", "Mary", "Susan", etc. and each can store their own data in their folder.
This way, you can do frequent backups of your data on the HDD without having to backup the SSD (C: partition) needlessly. Since data is unique to you, frequent backups of the D: HDD is a good thing. Just backup your SSD when you install new programs on it or when you feel there have been sufficient Windows updates. With Win10, it's hard to tell when there have been sufficient updates since updates are done automatically. So my plan is to backup my SSD about every 2 months unless I install sufficient new programs to warrant a backup sooner.
Hope this helps you out,
Raptor88