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August 17th, 2022 13:00
Orange Screen with Vertical Lines when changing to SSD
I inherited a Dell Optiplex 790, 12GB Ram and i5 processor. Suits my basic computing needs. However, I wanted to upgrade to an SSD but when I switch the drive over and go to boot, I get a flashing dash in the top corner, then an orange screen with lines on. Putting the old hard drive back in solves the problem and it boots normally. SSD worked fine in my old PC but I got rid as it kept overheating.
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bradthetechnut
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August 17th, 2022 14:00
Don't know what your old PC was, but chances are you'll need to reload SSD as long as just transferring it didn't work.
Did your old PC have Legacy BIOS? Switch F2 BIOS from UEFI to Legacy and it might work without reloading.
If you do end up reloading (using Win10?), have BIOS set to UEFI and AHCI. To have UEFI on, Legacy Option ROMs must be off. 3 images below. Couldn't find Optiplex 790 BIOS images like I wanted, but some things are basically the same. Please never mind that "RAID" is selected in the 2nd image. I had to settle.
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August 17th, 2022 15:00
If your BIOS has a RAID AutoDetect / AHCI option, use that in place of whereas I said "AHCI."
redxps630
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August 17th, 2022 23:00
You need to wipe the ssd clean and do a clean install of Windows OS when you connect it in 790. Prepare a bootable usb using media creation tool from Microsoft then boot the 790 from the usb. Delete all old partitions on ssd then proceed to os install.
bradthetechnut
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August 18th, 2022 11:00
That's easy enough. When loading Win10, a window will pop up asking what partition you want to load Win10 on. It also gives the option to delete partitions. Delete all of them. Win10 will then automatically make new partitions accordingly once you have it loading.
But I'm also going to back up a bit. With HDD installed, also have SSD installed. When booting, you may need to select HDD as boot device. In your Win7 or 10, in Disk Management, format the SSD to NTFS. Even if it's formatted to that already, this will also wipe SSD clean.