I recently upgraded my setup to an RTX 5080 and an R7 9800X3D, moving from an older platform with an RX 6800 XT and an i7 13700K. Both my previous and current motherboards are MSI Pro models, with the older being a Z690-A and the new one a Z870-P. I was playing a demanding game on Steam when my PC suddenly froze, took forever to respond, and then booted into my old Windows installation from the Intel drive. My M.2 SSD (the new one) was showing up as 'Not present' in the BIOS initially, but after restarting the PC, it recognized the drive again, and I had to set it as the boot drive in BIOS.
Now I'm seeing an Intel folder in my AMD C drive, and my case fans seem louder than usual. Did something go wrong with my upgrade? Do I need to wipe my old drive or is there something else I can do to resolve this?
2 Answers
It sounds like you might have plugged in your old OS drive without formatting it. If you're not using it as your main drive anymore, it's best to wipe it and make sure your new system only recognizes your current setup. As for the Intel folder, that's just leftovers from the old installation and shouldn't affect performance; you can delete it. Just make sure your new drive is the main boot drive in BIOS!
Did you clone the drives or just plug and play? If you cloned, that might explain the shared files. If you're only using the old drive for storage, consider formatting it to avoid any boot conflicts. It's probably just trying to pick up remnants from when you had both systems in play.
No, I didn't clone them; I just needed to access some files. I'll look into formatting the old drive.
Yeah, I had the same issue when I upgraded. Just need to make sure to clean out any remnants of the old OS to avoid confusion. Stick with just one OS drive.