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    New internal SSD install results in black screen / blinking cursor

    I got into the bios and reordered the boot priority to no effect. Not sure what's going on here! Thanks for the replies let me know if any other ideas!
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    New internal SSD install results in black screen / blinking cursor

    Thx - yes it's a data drive not my boot drive like I said. So some have suggested I try getting into the BIOS before that screen appears and making sure boot priority is set correctly - have not had time to get into this again but hope to over the weekend. If I CAN'T get into the BIOS before...
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    New internal SSD install results in black screen / blinking cursor

    Thx HelloNNNewman - yes it's a data drive not my boot drive like I said. So some have suggested I try getting into the BIOS before that screen appears and making sure boot priority is set correctly - have not had time to get into this again but hope to over the weekend. If I CAN'T get into the...
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    New internal SSD install results in black screen / blinking cursor

    Hello - new to the forums. I've just bought a new Samsung EVO870 1TB to replace an existing internal Samsung EVO860 250GB - this is just a data drive NOT the OS drive. I've connected the new drive via SATA/USB cable and formatted it and copied over 250GB to it no prob. But when I shut the...