The boot drive is the most fundamental of all the drives your PC may use, as it contains the operating system. Whether it's a hard disk drive (HDD) or solid-state drive (SSD), it has everything your ...

If your Cloned SSD or HDD won’t boot the Windows 11/10 operating system on your computer, you can try our recommended solutions below in no particular order and see if that helps to resolve the issue.

Nobody likes waiting forever for their PC to start up, and these tricks can help speed up that process and improve your PC.

I will update to the latest BIOS just in case. I am planning to upgrade to Samsung 950 Pro NVM Pcie SSd. I plan to plug this via PCIE x 4 adapter plugged in to a x16 PCIE slot. Do I need to do ...

OWC released the first Mac bootable PCI SSD card, and it is called the “Mercury Accelsior.” The Accelsior features dual SandForce SF-228X controllers and a choice between a 120GB, 240GB, 480GB, or ...

The following suggestions will help if your Windows 11/10 PC won’t boot after upgrading or installing a new SSD. Make sure that the SSD is installed correctly Is the SSD showing in the BIOS? Change ...

I just want to report a successful upgrade to NVMe PCIE Samsung 960 Evo 250GB - bootable on Asrock Z87M Extreme4 I found it not conclusive answers about booting from Z87, and I do have Z87M version of ...

From corrupted system files and outdated drivers to too many startup programs and slow hardware, various factors can cause your computer to take longer to start up. Aside from getting an SSD, enabling ...

If you don't have a macOS Server installation and have multiple macs to upgrade, it can be a bandwidth-sucking chore. Instead, there's a way to download a full install of the latest version of High ...

We all need to start from scratch sometimes and if you're building a new PC, chances are you'll need to learn how to make a bootable USB drive. This will enable you to boot your PC directly from a USB ...

Matt Elliott is a senior editor at CNET with a focus on laptops and streaming services. Matt has more than 20 years of experience testing and reviewing laptops. He has worked for CNET in New York and ...

Over the past few months I’ve written a series of posts about the wonders of solid-state drives (SSDs). Short version: SSDs are blazing fast, they’re a bit tricky to set up, and their fast read speeds ...