replace hard drive with errors

[Bobbys77]

The computer will not boot, I tried recovery no good I ran diagnostics on storage and it was hit and miss if I got an error when running the diagnostics on the hard drive. I tried installing windows with USB it ran for several days then back to the original problem tried reinstalling Windows several times gets partway through reboots than nothing. I purchased the WD blue SN580 nvme SSD but having one slot on the board does me no good for now. is there a SATA adapter for NVMe. if not am I better off picking up a SATA 2.5" ssd installing windows on that try to recover with that or I can from the old hard drive on board then reinstalling the new NVMe and then clone to it. any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. 20+ years ago I used to do builds as a hobby for friends and family, but between age,  chemo brain and new technology I'm beat.

[Paul_Tikkanen]

You can just install W11 on the WD Blue SN580 NVMe SSD by making a bootable USB installation flash drive with the media creation tool from the link below 2nd option).

Download Windows 11 (microsoft.com)

After W11 has completed installing, you can install the drivers and available software from your PC's support page.

HP Desktop PC M01-F1000a Software and Driver Downloads | HP® Support

Then you can explore the file contents of the drive that won't boot and copy the files/folders you need to the NVMe SSD from your old user profile on the drive.

[Bobbys77]

Paul thank you for the response, no problem swapping the drives installing w11 from the jump drive, but my question is how do I access the old drive? I

[Bobbys77]

I apologize for my ignorance things were simpler in the old days.

[Paul_Tikkanen]

You're very welcome.

If it is a 3.5" mechanical hard drive, you can remove it and install it in a powered USB enclosure.

You would disconnect the drive before attempting to install Windows on the NVMe SSD.

Amazon.com: ORICO USB 3.0 External Hard Drive Enclosure for 3.5/2.5 Inch SATA Hard Drives/SSD Up to ...

Plug it in your PC's USB port and see if you can read/copy any files from the non-booting hard drive to the NVMe SSD.

If it is a 2.5" SSD or 2.5" hard drive, you can purchase a SATA to USB cable and try reading/copying the files from the drive.

Amazon.com: BENFEI SATA to USB Cable, USB 3.0 to SATA III Hard Driver Adapter Compatible for 2.5 inc...

Normally, 2.5" drives don't need additional power.

[Bobbys77]

if the old drive was SATA then I would be an old school and I wouldn't have a problem but the old drive is NVMe and the board I only has one slot, I will look around see if I can't find an NVMe to USB adapter that would work

[Paul_Tikkanen · Accepted solution]

Something like this should work for you...

Amazon.com: SSK Aluminum M.2 NVME SATA SSD Enclosure Adapter, USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) to NVME PCI-E ...

[Bobbys77]

I think that would work thank you very very much for your time. 

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Anytime  

Glad to have been of assistance.