The RAM removal did it for me :D (also left on IDE instead of AHCI because it's an older desktop, set it on Enchanced mode, put my cd rom first in boot priority and made sure that my SSD was the ONLY hard drive connected to the motherboard, used sata1 and sata2 as labeled on the board, sata2 for SSD, sata1 for cd rom, also my old motherboard is asus p5k vm, it was my first assembly on an old pc) Hope you don't mind the long post, wanted to be of help to you and your audience Thank You ☺️
Very helpful video, sorted my issues for me, thank you. I took out all of the ram appart from one stick and it worked perfect. Now when I put the ram back in, I’m unable to boot to windows it keeps booting to bios, any idea how to get around this? Thanks again!!
Jim, we have a Dell Inspiron 5755 with a dead HD. Just purchased a new Samsung SSD 850 EVO but cannot get bio to recognize it when booting. We get the 'X No bootable devices' screen. Do you have any tips?
Try different connection on your Motherboard. Have you gone over the settings I showed in this video?It should see the SSD.You might have bad SSD drive.Here is a link to try other solutions.czcams.com/video/HIjcm2LG33I/video.html
hi, i have a failing hard drive. so i decided to get a 250 GB Samsung 860 EVo. Now im planning to set up a fresh install of windows 10 on my SSD. The ssd will be on old slot of hdd. Not gonna use previous hdd whatsoevr. My question is : what changes do i have to do in BIOS ? Thanks :)
Just check your bios to make sure its set to see your SSD like in the video.If you have problems loadings Windows 10 then remove all ram except for 1 stick of ram. Once Windows 10 is installed then reinstall the ram you took out.
When I try booting up I get an error saying "Boot device not found Please install an operating system on your hard disk." You think trying this could fix the error?
Hello i have same problem i whant to boot from windoos usb stick but it keeps looping the ddr samsung its a new by clean disk and y whant to put windows 10 on it from usb boot
In my BIOS only IDE option appears with my WD hard disk connected, does that mean my motherboard does not support AHCI? or when I connect a SSD it will appear my option with AHCI?
Try Sata mode maybe your bios is different but if it doesn't work try looking in your bios it could be under some other menu. Try Sata see if it loads.
I need to disable my old HDD for a week or so and don't see the setting in Lenovo. I thought I was deleting files off of my old HDD (C drive) yesterday ( I was in the correct files!!), but turns out it was from my newly-cloned SSD (D drive). So, before I try to format the old HDD, I want to use the SSD alone for a while.
Your bios will be different from mine. Go in your bios settings and look for HDD you should be able to disable it so your bios doesn't see it. Save and exit.Other way to do it is physically disconnect in removing the cable and power supply. Probably just the cable.
My Pc turns on when ssd is not plugged in and i can go to a bios settings, but when i plug it in nothing happens and Pc won't turn on. What could be the problem?
I would try this. go into your bios. go into your Main settings, look for Storage configuration. Click on that then in the ON Chip Sata Channel set to (enable), on same page set Chip Sata type to AHCI save changes, Shut down computer then plug in your Sata drive.
I was having same problem (display keeps blanks) when I forcedly pushed wrong way of ATA Data Cable (it was almost 18 years ago when we use 20 conductor ATA cable for our 20GB Quantum Fireball and 24x CD rom drive!!!
I was having same problem (display keeps blanks) when I forcedly pushed wrong way of ATA Data Cable (it was almost 18 years ago when we use 20 conductor ATA cable for our 20GB Quantum Fireball and 24x CD rom drive!!!
@@JimMcLaren1950 yes because the HDD I'm using broke and the repairman said I need to replace it and suggested using SDD instead because it was faster but charging me too much. I decided to buy the SSD on my own and replace it by myself.
I recently bought a 500gb m.2 nvme Samsung Evo 970, I cloned my drive but I cannot figure out how to set it as my boot drive, can anyone help me out? My device is an Alienware 15R2
Willy Florentino I had a friend of mine use a software to clone my HDD I cannot remember what it is, however it did work, so I’d be on the lookout for something alike it
i need help i bought new ssd and i plugged in sata port but it does show in bios but i cant make new volume in disk manager because it doesnt find it even unallocated
Hey sir idk if you're checking comments still but I need a little bit of assistance from you. I have basically turned my SD card into a hard drive ( not SSD BTW) and cloned all of my OS files (system files) into the SD card. However now I would like to use my SD card as my primary boot so I can delete my OS files from my local disk to get space. And my SD card no where seems so appear on BIOS. I've been struggling for almost a week and if you have any knowledge helping me would literally make my day. Thanks!
If there isn't any solution of that. Do u have any knowledge on how to turn your external hard drive ( my SD card) as the system hard drive? Since I got all of my OS files cloned to my SD card is there any way I can make the SD card ( which is now a hard drive) into a system hard drive?
The bios is there . It displays the key on start up to press to get into the bios. Sometimes you have to depress the key several times rapidly to get into the bios.
Very helpful video, sorted my issues for me, thank you. I took out all of the ram appart from one stick and it worked perfect. Now when I put the ram back in, I’m unable to boot to windows it keeps booting to bios, any idea how to get around this? Thanks again!!
Thank you sooo much!!! Searched all freaking morning. Raid was set to on and your tip about ACHI is what solved it for me!
Your welcome. Glad my video helped.
Nice videos for older machine users. Thank you.
Your welcome.
Thankfull love u sir, after wasted 1 day and check all parts of desktop, i ll watch ur video and done it
Your welcome Rohit, happy my video was helpful.
Tried to figure out what was my issue. took days. turns out this is the savior video. Thank u!
Your welcome,
i just could not find onchip sata channel and do you thing it is not supported by old phoenixBIOS?
The RAM removal did it for me :D (also left on IDE instead of AHCI because it's an older desktop, set it on Enchanced mode, put my cd rom first in boot priority and made sure that my SSD was the ONLY hard drive connected to the motherboard, used sata1 and sata2 as labeled on the board, sata2 for SSD, sata1 for cd rom, also my old motherboard is asus p5k vm, it was my first assembly on an old pc)
Hope you don't mind the long post, wanted to be of help to you and your audience
Thank You ☺️
Excellent, thank you for posting. This is a very good example.
Thanks a lot. after scrolling through about 543 videos qith the same method i finally found ur advice which worked perfectly
Your very welcome, I am happy that my video helped you. I know the feeling scrolling thru videos to find the solution.
On chip SATA type was switched to AHCI
thanks mate that fixed my problem!
Your welcome, glad I was able to help,
Very helpful video, sorted my issues for me, thank you. I took out all of the ram appart from one stick and it worked perfect. Now when I put the ram back in, I’m unable to boot to windows it keeps booting to bios, any idea how to get around this? Thanks again!!
thank you so much you saved me from so many throubles
Your welcome. Happy my video helped.
My pleasure
Jim, we have a Dell Inspiron 5755 with a dead HD. Just purchased a new Samsung SSD 850 EVO but cannot get bio to recognize it when booting. We get the 'X No bootable devices' screen. Do you have any tips?
Try different connection on your Motherboard. Have you gone over the settings I showed in this video?It should see the SSD.You might have bad SSD drive.Here is a link to try other solutions.czcams.com/video/HIjcm2LG33I/video.html
hi,
i have a failing hard drive. so i decided to get a 250 GB Samsung 860 EVo. Now im planning to set up a fresh install of windows 10 on my SSD. The ssd will be on old slot of hdd. Not gonna use previous hdd whatsoevr. My question is : what changes do i have to do in BIOS ? Thanks :)
Just check your bios to make sure its set to see your SSD like in the video.If you have problems loadings Windows 10 then remove all ram except for 1 stick of ram. Once Windows 10 is installed then reinstall the ram you took out.
Hey jim, What's the hotkeys to pop up the bios setup utility?
Depends on your motherboard.
Mine was hit the DEL key constantly to get into the bios.
It will show you the key on screen when it boots up.
thank you for saving my life
Your welcome.
Legend.
You da man, Jim!
Thank you.
When I try booting up I get an error saying
"Boot device not found
Please install an operating system on your hard disk."
You think trying this could fix the error?
Yes should work. Watch the video you have to make changes in bios so it can find the drive.
Hello i have same problem i whant to boot from windoos usb stick but it keeps looping the ddr samsung its a new by clean disk and y whant to put windows 10 on it from usb boot
You have to set the USB as the first boot device, in your Bios. Its sees the Samsung DDR as the first boot device,
Thanks Man..
Your welcome.
Sir I cant find my ssd in BOOT but in device manager there is
Is the SSD formatted, that maybe why it doesn't show up in the boot.
I can’t find the onchip sata channel option
Make sure your Sata is connected.
I can’t get to bios set up utility my bios doesn’t look like yours and I can’t find bios setup utility
Its some where in your bios. Some bios have different menus but its there some where.
Does this require a usb and is it optional if you don't wanna take your ram out, also I'm hesitating not knowing if this will clear out all my data
You don't have to remove your ram. In my case it helped. You could probably do it without the USB .
@@JimMcLaren1950 will it make a huge difference in performance if I try this?
@@bepizz6680 SSD loads faster than the old hard drives. You will notice the difference.
In my BIOS only IDE option appears with my WD hard disk connected, does that mean my motherboard does not support AHCI? or when I connect a SSD it will appear my option with AHCI?
If you have sata drive connections on your motherboard it should see your SSD drive.Once installed you should see the SSD appear in your bios.
@@JimMcLaren1950 ok, my hdd has SATA connection. If i buy a SSD can I install operating sistem on it ? It will appear AHCI on SATA mode ?
Yes you can install operating system on your SSD. In Storage configuration in Bios switch it to AHCI.As shown in my video.
@@JimMcLaren1950 I dont have AHCI on my BIOS
Try Sata mode maybe your bios is different but if it doesn't work try looking in your bios it could be under some other menu.
Try Sata see if it loads.
I need to disable my old HDD for a week or so and don't see the setting in Lenovo. I thought I was deleting files off of my old HDD (C drive) yesterday ( I was in the correct files!!), but turns out it was from my newly-cloned SSD (D drive). So, before I try to format the old HDD, I want to use the SSD alone for a while.
Your bios will be different from mine. Go in your bios settings and look for HDD you should be able to disable it so your bios doesn't see it. Save and exit.Other way to do it is physically disconnect in removing the cable and power supply. Probably just the cable.
@@JimMcLaren1950 must do it physically. I will soon. thanks.
Hi!
I have a very slow HDD and I am going to buy a SSD. If I put the settings like this does my pc boots faster?
Your new SSD will load faster than your old HDD. These are just the settings so Windows 10 sees the new SSD.
My Pc turns on when ssd is not plugged in and i can go to a bios settings, but when i plug it in nothing happens and Pc won't turn on. What could be the problem?
I would try this. go into your bios. go into your Main settings, look for Storage configuration. Click on that then in the ON Chip Sata Channel set to (enable), on same page set Chip Sata type to AHCI save changes, Shut down computer then plug in your Sata drive.
I was having same problem (display keeps blanks) when I forcedly pushed wrong way of ATA Data Cable (it was almost 18 years ago when we use 20 conductor ATA cable for our 20GB Quantum Fireball and 24x CD rom drive!!!
I was having same problem (display keeps blanks) when I forcedly pushed wrong way of ATA Data Cable (it was almost 18 years ago when we use 20 conductor ATA cable for our 20GB Quantum Fireball and 24x CD rom drive!!!
I replaced with new SSD and facing issues with boot and failed boot so what should i do ? Please help.
Did you watch this video, Also only 1 Stick of ram till everything is working then install all the ram.
@@JimMcLaren1950 thanks man I think I didn't installed OS that's why.
Thx bro
Your welcome.
is this the ms 7717 motherboard
No its an Asus motherboard.
How can I install new OS on a SSD i bought because my HDD broke? Obviously I can't use my laptop anymore and I don't have pc.
The ssd did you buy it to replace the HDD drive on your laptop?
@@JimMcLaren1950 yes because the HDD I'm using broke and the repairman said I need to replace it and suggested using SDD instead because it was faster but charging me too much. I decided to buy the SSD on my own and replace it by myself.
@@all-knowingacolyte9071 Laptop should be easier than a PC. Just check your settings in your bios. It should see the new ssd .
@@JimMcLaren1950 yes but would it function normally even without an OS pre-installed?
@@all-knowingacolyte9071 Think it will work once it is recognized in the bios.
I recently bought a 500gb m.2 nvme Samsung Evo 970, I cloned my drive but I cannot figure out how to set it as my boot drive, can anyone help me out? My device is an Alienware 15R2
Check this video out. Shows how to set it up in Bios.czcams.com/video/j0n-XSSmzzI/video.html
Can you show me how to clone? I never managed to make it work
Willy Florentino I had a friend of mine use a software to clone my HDD I cannot remember what it is, however it did work, so I’d be on the lookout for something alike it
Brayden Randall oh ok
Hey man, I did these things and it's still doing the same cycle.
Try it with just 1 stick of Ram. If all the settings in the Bios are correct you may have a bad SSD,
@Magy Angelche Thanks Magy
i need help
i bought new ssd and i plugged in sata port but it does show in bios but i cant make new volume in disk manager because it doesnt find it even unallocated
Try using a different Sata port. It should show up in the Bios. If trying a different Sata port doesn't work then look in your settings in the bios.
FinHunter 6 you probably have a defective ssd
Hey sir idk if you're checking comments still but I need a little bit of assistance from you. I have basically turned my SD card into a hard drive ( not SSD BTW) and cloned all of my OS files (system files) into the SD card. However now I would like to use my SD card as my primary boot so I can delete my OS files from my local disk to get space. And my SD card no where seems so appear on BIOS. I've been struggling for almost a week and if you have any knowledge helping me would literally make my day. Thanks!
If there isn't any solution of that. Do u have any knowledge on how to turn your external hard drive ( my SD card) as the system hard drive? Since I got all of my OS files cloned to my SD card is there any way I can make the SD card ( which is now a hard drive) into a system hard drive?
Check this video out czcams.com/video/BrcBKpE9aQg/video.html
After 6 years
i have a ssd card and i cannot even go to the bios settings (im using a amd radeon motherboard btw)
The bios is there . It displays the key on start up to press to get into the bios. Sometimes you have to depress the key several times rapidly to get into the bios.
@@JimMcLaren1950 thanks dude it worked
So quick step gonna be:
1. Remove/change the RAM
2. Make sure onchip SATA enable
3. Make sure SATA type AHCI
Is that correct?
1-Remove ram except for 1 stick of ram. Once windows 10 installed put all ram sticks back in.
2-Yes
3-Yes
@@JimMcLaren1950 thanks sir
I just made a clone to my new ssd but it wont start up
Your original ssd work before you cloned it.
@@JimMcLaren1950 not sure, I think so as I can make a clone, I also see the ssd in the Bios utility and had priority 1.. do you have any idea?
im going home to try this now if this is going to work i will edit this comment
It’s been three months
It’s been 6 months. Did it work
8 months and it seems like there’s no progress
10 months holy
2 years .... 🥹
Very helpful video, sorted my issues for me, thank you. I took out all of the ram appart from one stick and it worked perfect. Now when I put the ram back in, I’m unable to boot to windows it keeps booting to bios, any idea how to get around this? Thanks again!!
Check in your bios your boot up devices. Hard drive should be your first boot up device. Also check in bios if it recognizes your hard drive.