Cf-19 Mk2 hard drive issue

I recently tried to upgrade the hard drive on a cf-19 mk2 from a 80gb 5400rpm drive to a 120gb SSD.

Booted from usb and installed linux, no errors. Wont boot. I checked the bios, bios doesn't see the new SSD. I reset bios to defaults and tried again, still wont boot, bios still doesn't see SSD.

Booted gparted from usb and turned off the boot flag, then turned it back on. Bios now sees the SSD, go to reboot, doesn't see SSD anymore.

Cloned the old 80gb drive (which has win xp pro and linux on it) to the SSD, complete clone, all partitions and MBR. Bios still doesn't see SSD and won't boot.

I put the old drive back in, boots fine. SSD goes back in, wont boot.

Anyone know what's going on? How to fix it?

Edit: SSD is a Kingston A400 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N6JQS8C/

 

Windows does not like Linux partitions. Weird stuff happens.

Once in a while we stumble across a BIOS incompatible HDD or SSD.
It might be that.

Delete all partitions and write new Windows MBR on SSD.
Boot from Win7 usb stick.
Install JUST Win7 on SSD.
Let Win7 installer set up partitions.
Boot when it says to and see what happens.

 

I don't have a spare copy of windows to test that with.

 

Looks like Kingston A400 is the one of the most incompatible SSD's. I've googled and there are too many cases.

 

Amazon offers free tech support for 90 days....might be worth a shot.
Maybe they will refund your $


Sent from my CF-M34

 

Thanks, I think I will refund the kingston one and buy another brand.

 

Samsung makes a fine SSD, but I'm not looking to spend that much on a computer that old. Looking at $20-$25 range. Looking at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0722XPTL6/ Anyone have any experience with one?

 

Bad reliability. Look for Sandisk.

 

Sent from my CF-M34

 

Sent from my CF-M34

 

Got the 120GB SanDisk. Installed it, installed linux, everything works like it's supposed to.

Thanks for the help everyone!