Guide me to change windows manager

[Md z]

I have install windows on my 120GB SSD but if I unplug my old 160GB HDD windows doesn't boot and says that insert a disc of bootable pendrive but if I plug the old HDD again it works fine. How can I change the windows boot manager without reinstalling windows. 

[Vecna]

Go into your computer's bios and look for "BOOT ORDER". Just move your SSD to the top of the list and you're good to go

[Godlygamer23]

Did you install Windows with the hard drive plugged in and getting power?

[Md z]

13 minutes ago, Godlygamer23 said:

Did you install Windows with the hard drive plugged in and getting power?

Yes I install windows in the SSD when the HDD was plug on

[Md z]

19 minutes ago, Vecna said:

Go into your computer's bios and look for "BOOT ORDER". Just move your SSD to the top of the list and you're good to go

I am using Esonic H61 motherboard and can't find any 

[Godlygamer23]

8 minutes ago, Md z said:

Yes I install windows in the SSD when the HDD was plug on

Unfortunately, there might be a partition on the hard drive that was put on during the installation(a small partition that Windows requires), which AFAIK requires Windows to be reinstalled.

[Eigenvektor]

2 hours ago, Md z said:

but if I plug the old HDD again it works fine.

That's why it's generally recommended to unplug all drives, other than the one you want to install Windows on, during installation. Windows likes to pull crap like that where it puts a system partition on a different drive, making it impossible to boot without both drives.

[Robchil]

boot manager is on your old HDD... 

wipe the ssd install remove the hdd and reinstall

 

EDIT: altho i wouldn't recommend installing windows 11 on anything less than 500GB.. 

 

[Md z]

On 3/9/2024 at 2:26 PM, Robchil said:

boot manager is on your old HDD... 

wipe the ssd install remove the hdd and reinstall

 

EDIT: altho i wouldn't recommend installing windows 11 on anything less than 500GB.. 

 

if I disable HDD on the BIOS will it work or I have to unplug the whole HDD ?

 

[Robchil]

4 hours ago, Md z said:

if I disable HDD on the BIOS will it work or I have to unplug the whole HDD ?

 

disable the sata port the hdd is connected to in bios should work. 

[bxrzerker]

40 minutes ago, Robchil said:

disable the sata port the hdd is connected to in bios should work. 

imo 500's a bit much, but in general 250 should be the absolute minimum. 

[Robchil]

2 hours ago, bxrzerker said:

imo 500's a bit much, but in general 250 should be the absolute minimum. 

well. with todays games above 100Gb, it's 2-3 games and half a year of patches and a 500GB disk will be full..