recovery cd for OEM windows 8 desktop

[TerryWS]

Thanks,

I have received the recovery discs.... but something is not right. At first all went pretty smooth as far as recovery goes. I installed the new SSD, and disconnected the HDD, and proceeded to do the recovery. Eventually Windows came up and I did the process of setting up  Windows, personalizing, and so on. From that point Windows started, and I was online, making sure I had all my settings for various programs, and even going further into personalizing. Then during the night, as I was letting the computer do a scan.... it shut down.  I was not able to start it again. I tried booting again from the recovery discs, but nothing. Today I did manage to start the process over again of just wiping the new SSD, and start the recovery all over. This time once the install was done, the computer just sat there... it has not done a thing since. 

What am I doing wrong?

[TerryWS]

since the previous post, i shut the computer down myself and eventually windows did start its installation proceedure. At the moment I am not near the computer, but It was still installing when I left. I will be checking back to view its progress every 30 mins.

[old_geekster]

This is sounding better all of the time.  Here's to a successful install!!

[TerryWS]

all is not good. i get a red screen, and errors saying that no boot drive has been installed

[y2ken]

Did you get this error/crash after changing your disk drive controller mode from IDE to ACHI? If so, that is the reason. Changing from IDE to ACHI after installing Windows will result in a crash.

For a SSD the hard disk controller mode should be set to ACHI for best performance.

** Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) mode enables the use of advanced features on SATA drives, such as hot swapping and Native Command Queuing (NCQ). AHCI also allows a hard drive to operate at higher speeds than in IDE mode.

Please refer to the information at this link: SATA Controller Modes

You should also update your BIOS and chipset to the latest versions.

You can find this on the Software Downloads page for your model and OS.

Be sure that your new SSD is fully seated onto the SATA connector.

You can also run a preboot diagnostics using the F2 key on start up.

You can check if the SSD shows in BIOS/UEFI

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