Help...Upgraded SSD won't boot in new PC!

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Hi guys, I wonder if anybody can help me? I have an I5 desktop and I recently upgraded Windows 7 to Windows 10. The SSD boots up fine and runs ok. However, I have just upgraded to another PC (i7), but when I put the SSD in it from my i5 PC it won't boot up. I have checked all of the Bios settings and tried various combinations. Nothing works. I have tried the SSD in another i7 machine and it doesn't boot in that either. I tried a fresh install of Windows 10 on a spare SSD (in the i5) and that boots ok in the i7? I really don't wan't to lose all of the software and data on mt drive, so I really need to get it to boot in the i7. Any help or advice would be appreciated. I have attached an image of the SSD from Disk Genius.
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The drive has the chipset, drivers, firmware, that is specific for the system that it was installed in.

Since the the hardware is different the system is not booting.

You will have to perform a clean install and install the proper chipset, drivers, firmware for the system that you wish for that drive to work in.
 
Thanks, but that doesn't explain how a drive I created a fresh Win 10 install on in the i5 actually boots up in the i7? The fresh install will have the i5 chipset, drivers etc on it too? I can't clear the disk as I have too much stuff that I can't afford to lose on it.
 
@phillpower2 maybe can explain this better that I can for you.

Crewey said:
The fresh install will have the i5 chipset, drivers etc on it too?
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No, a clean install will wipe everything.

Crewey said:
I can't clear the disk as I have too much stuff that I can't afford to lose on it.
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Which is why you should backup your personal files regularly. What happens if that drive crashes or get destroyed or damaged or corrupted somehow.
 
Sorry, I'm not explaining myself very well. The fresh install of Windows 10 was done on the i5 machine. I then put it in the i7 and it booted no problem. I upgraded my original drive from Windows 7 to Windows 10 in the i5 machine, but that won't boot in the i7 .
 
Because it was done on a different system
Rustys said:
The drive has the chipset, drivers, firmware, that is specific for the system that it was installed in.
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You will have to perform a clean install to get it to work properly in the new system.

When windows in installed on a system it adheres itself to that system and cannot be put into a different system with different hardware and stuff and run. Windows is designed this way.
 
Do you have Macrium Reflect? If yes or you can download it, create their boot media on USB & boot the new pc with this & choose fix boot problems.
The paid version has the option to deploy to new hardware but I believe that is only avail e if you’re used Macrium to create the image.
 
Hi, I have the Macrium Reflect Recovery USB, so will give it a try later, but doesn't the fact that it boots ok in the i5 rule out a boot problem?
 
Crewey said:
the fact that it boots ok in the i5 rule out a boot problem
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No
It is still hardware related
You have a 50/50 chance of a drive from one computer being able to boot another computer.
You will either get no boot od BSOD
Crewey said:
have an I5 desktop and I recently upgraded Windows 7 to Windows 10. The SSD boots up fine and runs ok.
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This is on the same machine ,same hardware - so it will boot no problems
Crewey said:
I have just upgraded to another PC (i7), but when I put the SSD in it from my i5 PC it won't boot up.
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Exactly because it is different hardware.
Crewey said:
I have tried the SSD in another i7 machine and it doesn't boot in that either.
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Exactly because it is different hardware.
Crewey said:
I tried a fresh install of Windows 10 on a spare SSD (in the i5) and that boots ok in the i7
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This is your 50/50 luck as it is a fresh install and not an upgrade.
 
You will have to perform a clean install and there is no work around for this as has been explained in several post nothing further can be done to change this.
 
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