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Windows failed to start 0xc000000f
I recently bought a Kingston 120GB SSD and installed Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit on it.
I also have a secondary 500GB HDD: Western Digital WD5000AADS.
When I try to boot, it freezes and shows the ...
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Issue using a "used" SSD as a Windows 8.1 Boot Drive
So, I'm something of a Mac person, but decided to take a stab at this whole "build yourself a PC" thing - right now, the thing is assembled, posts just fine, and can get to the BIOS. The problem is ...
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How can I control disk numbering (enumeration) in Windows 7 Disk Management?
A desktop system had two drives (Assigned C and D, which were enumerated in Disk Management as Disk 0 and Disk 1). A new SSD was added as the boot drive, after copying the C drive to the SSD. The SSD ...
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I have two Windows OSs, but no option for dual boot (OSs on SSD and HDD)
I bought new MBO and CPU, and before that I had Windows 8 installed on one of my HDDs. When I set everything up, I managed to boot into my Windows 8.
I also bought an SSD drive, and I installed ...
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Hardware-Incompatible SSD?
I own an older 120gb INTEL 320-Series SSD. I have downloaded the SSD Toolbox, and have ensured that the drive has the most recent firmware.
Here's what's weird:
When I insert the drive into my HP ...
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Using enclosed ssd as portable computer?
I have a laptop with USB 3.0 ports and I have a solid state drive I never got around to installing on my desktop or using at all. I was thinking about buying an enclosure for it and booting off it on ...
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Boot SSD unboots itself
I have noticed that every months, my SSD (which I used a my booting HD) stops working and I need to format it.
The computer cannot boot and I get the error message, please insert bootable device.
Is ...
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BootMGR is missing Win7
I recently bought a 240gb SSD and downloaded a win7 iso from Microsoft to install it. Currently I'm running off my 1tb HDD, and I don't have a dvd handy to burn it to, so I mounted it with daemon ...
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MacBook Pro takes about 45 seconds to boot up with SSD, no faster than with hard drive
I have a month old 13 inch Macbook Pro (8GB RAM and 2.9 Ghz i7) and today I swapped the stock HD for a Samsung 840 Pro. I've shut it down and booted up several times with the SSD installed and it ...
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Dell XPS laptop BIOS complains after installing SSD
I installed a Samsung 830 SSD in my XPS L501X and now every time it boots, after the logo screen it beeps twice, rattles the DVD drive and displays this message (and nothing else)
Press <F1> to ...
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Samsung SSD 840 Pro not properly recognized in bios?
I recently purchased a Samsung ATIV Book 6 laptop, and swapped out the hard drive for a Samsung SSD 840 PRO Series (512 GB). Unfortunately, I can't seem to boot off of it. On the main BIOS screen, it'...
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Install Windows 7 on Asus Laptop with additional SSD not working
I have an Asus N56VJ and removed the CD drive and put in an additional SSD.
The SSD is recognized under Windows 8 and working.
I tried the following to install Win7 on the SSD (I don't want Win8 at ...
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SSD is detected under Win8 and in BIOS SATA Config but not in boot menu
I've got the following issue: My new SSD I put in my Asus N56VJ for the CD drive is detected and working under Win8. In the BIOS menu under SATA-Configuration it's listed as well.
But it is not ...
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SSD suddenly not recognized anymore in MacBook Air
Last night I turned off my MacBook Air A1465 with no problems at all. No hanging application or force shutdowns, but when I woke it up today, I get prompted with a map and a question mark.
I've ...
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Very Slow Boot Time Windows 7 with SSD
I've spent the last few days trawling the net trying to find a solution to the very slow win7 boot but have come up with nothing so far.
Im running Win7 Pro in bootcamp on a Macbook Pro with an SSD ...
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