Have you installed Windows on the new drive? It sounds like you haven't. You also can't just switch from Legacy to UEFI as the partition style is different. Which were you on before you switched drives?
Grab an 8 or 16gb USB flash drive and use another PC to install Windows 10 on the USB using the Microsoft Media Creation Tool.
Go into the BIOS and select UEFI and Disable Legacy ROM. Insert the USB. Restart the laptop and press F12 while booting to get into the Boot Menu. Select to boot from the USB and you will start the Windows installation.
You will get asked which version of Windows you want to install. for example Home, Pro, etc. You need to select the same version as you had before or you will have an un-activated version of Windows. You will also get to a point where you select the drive you want to install Windows on. If the drive you are using is brand new then it will not have a partition style assigned to it so you can just select the drive and press next and Windows will install. If it has been used before then you'll need to format it and you may have to change the partition style by pressing SHIFT - F10 to enter the command prompt and using DiskPart. If this happens then message back and I'll walk you through it.
Hi @Tkapb hopefully you still have your original drive complete with its operating system. Put this back in, press down on the F12 key and then switch on your 13 R1. The splash screen will appear and then give you a menu. Press the down arrow key and at diagnostics press enter to fix your boot problems.
mattyb3
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October 19th, 2020 22:00
Have you installed Windows on the new drive? It sounds like you haven't. You also can't just switch from Legacy to UEFI as the partition style is different. Which were you on before you switched drives?
Grab an 8 or 16gb USB flash drive and use another PC to install Windows 10 on the USB using the Microsoft Media Creation Tool.
Go into the BIOS and select UEFI and Disable Legacy ROM. Insert the USB. Restart the laptop and press F12 while booting to get into the Boot Menu. Select to boot from the USB and you will start the Windows installation.
You will get asked which version of Windows you want to install. for example Home, Pro, etc. You need to select the same version as you had before or you will have an un-activated version of Windows. You will also get to a point where you select the drive you want to install Windows on. If the drive you are using is brand new then it will not have a partition style assigned to it so you can just select the drive and press next and Windows will install. If it has been used before then you'll need to format it and you may have to change the partition style by pressing SHIFT - F10 to enter the command prompt and using DiskPart. If this happens then message back and I'll walk you through it.
ejn63
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October 19th, 2020 04:00
You haven't mentioned having installed Windows on the new drive, which is blank. That must be done before the system can boot from it:
https://www.dell.com/support/article/en-us/sln297920/reset-or-reinstall-windows-10-on-your-dell-computer?lang=en
crimsom
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October 19th, 2020 22:00
Hi @Tkapb hopefully you still have your original drive complete with its operating system. Put this back in, press down on the F12 key and then switch on your 13 R1. The splash screen will appear and then give you a menu. Press the down arrow key and at diagnostics press enter to fix your boot problems.
A51-06
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October 20th, 2020 06:00
Mattyb3 solved the problem.