MSI GE70 apache pro, will boot from external hard drive but not internal.

[JollyGreenGiant2]

Okay so here goes. I have a MSI GE70 apache pro laptop. It will not boot with the internal hard drive. I have taken out the same hard drive and installed it in a external caddy. From there everything boots up just fine. THe thing is is that BIOS sees the hard drive when installed and i can even load up windows to it while installed internally, but it just wont boot from it. If i take out the same hard drive and use it in a caddy it works just fine. So i know the issue is not the hard drive. I haven even flashed and updated the bios. Any thoughts?

 

[webworkings]

Is this the original hard drive or a replacement one?

 

[JollyGreenGiant2]

Is this the original hard drive or a replacement one?

It is the original hard drive

 

[JollyGreenGiant2]

go to your BIOS and set the internal HDD as your primary Boot drive.
also ensure that the HDDs are set to work in AHCI mode.

I have done this several times

 

[webworkings]

If your original system was running a prior version of Windows, and it has been upgraded to 10, you may want to try saving what you can from the drive, then reinstall the original Windows. I have seen this resolve the problem in the past.

 

[JollyGreenGiant2]

If your original system was running a prior version of Windows, and it has been upgraded to 10, you may want to try saving what you can from the drive, then reinstall the original Windows. I have seen this resolve the problem in the past.

Yea i tried this, I completely formatted the hard drive and reinstalled windows 8.1 which is what it was shipped with.

 

[JollyGreenGiant2]

RMA your laptop, the SATA connector of the laptop could be faulty.
back up your data on the HDD before sending it off for RMA, they may replace the entire unit.

This was what i was thinking, its no longer under warranty. So MSI wont do anything about it. I have a mSata port i was thinking about getting a SSD for and using that. Its just funny how i can install windows from the dvd to the hard drive while its internal but it wont boot from it.

 

[JollyGreenGiant2]

RMA your laptop, the SATA connector of the laptop could be faulty.
back up your data on the HDD before sending it off for RMA, they may replace the entire unit.

This was what i was thinking, its no longer under warranty. So MSI wont do anything about it. I have a mSata port i was thinking about getting a SSD for and using that. Its just funny how i can install windows from the dvd to the hard drive while its internal but it wont boot from it.

sure, get an SSD. but check if the mSATA port works by borrowing one from a friend or relative and then invest in an SSD.
if in the future you plan on buying a gaming laptop, consider an ASUS ROG laptop. ASUS makes much better quality laptops.
Or, just build your own powerful Gaming pc at 3/4 the price of a gaming laptop!

Well i have had Asus before and prefer MSI, I already have a newer laptop, this is an older one i was getting fixed up for my Dad, i just got the MSI titan gt80 and love it. This is the first issue i ever had with a MSI. but to each their own i guess. I prefer a laptop at the moment cause i have a 2 year old so its easier to put in the closet so he cant get to it. Thanks for the input i was just trying to see what other opinions or if they had any solutions before i broke down and got a new motherboard or anything.