How to boot from another ssd

[kaans42]

I have 2 ssds iam going to clone my older to the new one and i would like to boot from the newer one. How do i do that? It currently boots from the older ssd. 

[SupaKomputa]

Go to the bios and select the new one as the default.

[Senzelian]

There are two options:

 

• Enter your BIOS and change the boot order (Permanent solution)
• Enter your boot menu and choose which SSD you want to boot from (For one-time use)

Both can be done with a certain function key during the boot process.

It should show you (usually in the bottom right corner) which button to press.

[kaans42]

Just now, SupaKomputa said:

Go to the bios and select the new one as the default.

I dont know how to do that : ) i have a msi board  do you know any guide that can help me

[kaans42]

1 minute ago, Senzelian said:

There are two options:

 

• Enter your BIOS and change the boot order (Permanent solution)
• Enter your boot menu and choose which SSD you want to boot from (For one-time use)

Both can be done with a certain function key during the boot process.

It should show you (usually in the bottom right corner) which button to press.

How to do the order thing 

[Senzelian]

9 minutes ago, kaans42 said:

How to do the order thing 

1. Turn your computer on.
2. Immediately keep hitting the DEL key or F2 key on your keyboard. (I think with MSI motherboards it's the DEL key)
3. Now you should be in the BIOS / UEFI.
4. Make sure you are in the advance settings. (Should be F7 if you're not)
5. Then change the boot order, so that the correct drive is in position #1.

I cannot give you perfect instructions, since I haven't used a MSI BIOS in many years, but if you look around on the internet for tutorials on how you change the boot order, then you should be able to get it done.

 

If you instead of DEL press F10 (I hope it's F10) then you should get into the Boot menu, where you can simply select the correct drive and boot off of it.

This is only a one time solution. 

[SupaKomputa]

2 minutes ago, kaans42 said:

I dont know how to do that : ) i have a msi board  do you know any guide that can help me

When your PC booted, press DEL, this will enter the BIOS screen.

In the bios screen go through the menu until you find BOOT ORDER.

Select the new ssd as the first in tthe list (press plus / minus to reorder).

It should say "WINDOWS UEFI ... ".

You might see 2 drive with the same option (since you're cloning it), pick one at the bottom and move it up.

The first one might be your old drive and the second one is the new drive.

The new drive should be on top.

Save and restart.