Reboot and select proper boot device help

[Red-Head-Redemption]

Hello

Just the other day my mother board died and I had to replace it with my spare but now that's been replaced I can't use my Samsung 840 evo as a boot device even if I select is as first priority boot device in bios all I get after re start is reboot and select proper boot device

Do I need to remove the windows 10 that is already installed on the ssd? My bit defender package is on my dad so if rather not erase anything. I have unplugged my 1th hdd sata cable. 

I was using a msi 970 gaming and now using an asus m5a99fx pro r2.0 

Thanks for the help

[Red-Head-Redemption]

10 minutes ago, BadneckRedneck said:

Hello

 

Did you try to plug it into a another SATA opening?

This worked  for me when I had the same problem

Ill give that a try 

Thanks 

[Naeaes]

10 minutes ago, Red-Head-Redemption said:

Hello

Just the other day my mother board died and I had to replace it with my spare but now that's been replaced I can't use my Samsung 840 evo as a boot device even if I select is as first priority boot device in bios all I get after re start is reboot and select proper boot device

Do I need to remove the windows 10 that is already installed on the ssd? My bit defender package is on my dad so if rather not erase anything. I have unplugged my 1th hdd sata cable. 

I was using a msi 970 gaming and now using an asus m5a99fx pro r2.0 

Thanks for the help

My first assumption: The HDD was plugged in way back when you installed the OS.

My second assumption: During said installation, you didn't check that the boot sector ends up on the SSD.

My third assumption: The boot sector ended up on the HDD.

My fourth assumption: You haven't tried plugging the HDD in.

 

My reasoning: The boot sector is kind of a glossary for operating systems and there can only be one per computer. Windows installation will look for old boot sectors and create one on some drive if it can't find one. (Note: This is why you should always have only the OS disk plugged in, when you install Windows) If it's stored on the HDD, which is not plugged in, the BIOS/UEFI only looks for it on the SSD, obviously doesn't find one and assumes there are no operating systems.

 

My suggestion: If this is the case, plugging the HDD in, will fix your issue. 

 

 

[Red-Head-Redemption]

11 minutes ago, Naeaes said:

My first assumption: The HDD was plugged in way back when you installed the OS.

My second assumption: During said installation, you didn't check that the boot sector ends up on the SSD.

My third assumption: The boot sector ended up on the HDD.

My fourth assumption: You haven't tried plugging the HDD in.

 

My reasoning: The boot sector is kind of a glossary for operating systems and there can only be one per computer. Windows installation will look for old boot sectors and create one on some drive if it can't find one. (Note: This is why you should always have only the OS disk plugged in, when you install Windows) If it's stored on the HDD, which is not plugged in, the BIOS/UEFI only looks for it on the SSD, obviously doesn't find one and assumes there are no operating systems.

 

My suggestion: If this is the case, plugging the HDD in, will fix your issue. 

 

 

Yeah plugging in the hdd worked 

Cheers