![]() Sure enough, after updating from A05 to A10 and then A16, Windows booted up just fine. Tried a clean install to the new SSD same result as before.įinally it dawned on me (" One more coruscation, my dear Watson - yet another brain-wave!") to try updating the BIOS. It booted once, but after some Windows updates were installed and the machine rebooted, would not start again (back to the same issues in #3 above.)Ĭontacted SanDisk on the off-chance that it was the drive or the firmware they kindly sent a brand new (not refurbished) replacement in an unopened retail box. Next, a clean install of Windows 7 was made to the SSD. At this point, RAID and ATA/IDE modes were attempted to no avail. The SATA mode was never changed from its original setting (AHCI). Paragon Drive Copy 15 Professional - same result as #3.EaseUS Todo Backup Free 8.8 was taking way too long estimated time remaining kept increasing - cancelled.Attempts to repair, including with Easy Recovery Essentials, were futile. Replacing winload.exe with a new copy did not help. the application is missing or corrupt" (reproduced below in full monochrome CSS for your viewing pleasure). MiniTool Partition Wizard Free 9.0 made a copy that booted once, and then would only boot to Startup Repair or, after enough meddling, to the Windows Boot Manager: " Windows failed to start.AOMEI Backupper Standard 3.2 created an unbootable copy.Acronis True Image 2014 would not even begin cloning: "Clone Disk Operation Failed".Installed a 960GB SanDisk SSD into a Dell Latitude E5510 and tried cloning the previous hard drive to it: On a Dell Studio XPS 7100, Windows 7 refused to boot from an 860 EVO, but had no trouble with a Crucial BX100 SSD on a Dell Inspiron 3847, Windows 7 would not boot from an 850 EVO, but worked just fine on a WD Blue 3D NAND SSD. TL DR: BIOS update solved Windows 7 boot problems following SSD installation.Ģ018 update: Samsung's 850 EVO and 860 EVO SSDs appear less compatible with older systems. ![]() Windows won't boot (or boots only once) after SSD upgrade # Windows won't boot (or boots only once) after SSD upgrade ![]()
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