The main question: is there any reason I can't put an SSD boot drive into a newish Lenovo PC? i5 quad which came with W8.1
Some weeks ago it was seamlessly upgraded to W10 after partitioning the 2TB drive. Lots of updates.
This evening, I put an SSD in as the only drive. The PC could not see an OS despite there being a working W10 on there. Various tries with the BIOS set to auto. Nothing.
(I've migrated a drive with OS several times with no problems. One time MS had to Authenticate - but they all settled onto the new hardware and worked. Tonight I kind of feel Lenovo might be picky about the change. The BIOS is certainly not much like the old days.)
Sadly, I then tried to put the SSD in as the second physical drive. That's when things went wrong. Won't work with old drive now.
I then removed SSD of course but found it still won't go. I'm now deep into Resetting this PC as quicker Windows fixes said they'd worked - but didn't. Sad, it was going so well. Just wanted that front end that was fast and in effect, 'disposable' for quick repairs.
The irony. It didn't need repairing! The whole darn thing might become disposable now and the only use it's had since opening the box is loading Firefox and the usual things. Effectively, brand new, though it was in the box for just over a year.
Anyway, obviously the 2TB drive is being used to do the fixing, but is there a reason I can't put the SSD in as the front end? A fast 230gig with 2 TB mass storage would last me for the rest of this lifetime.
Confessions. The SSD OS is legal, or was. Never used and the machine scrapped. I'd hoped worst scenario was calling MS. However, I've just realised it's a Pro version which may or may not be an issue. After all, it's valid software but the machine was sold with 'Home'.
The big issue is, One does not own W10 but you are allowed three configuration changes. I'm quoting a well respected dealer with many years of experience. The PC is one of those with no Key on the hologram.
Frankly, One is not sure about anything anymore.
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