<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">Brian, Boot settings are in BIOS, you can try Esc, or F2 to enter boot order and /or BIOS settings. My guess is that external hdd is first in boot order, then the internal hdd. CDROM may also be in the list. <br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">If you have a good and bootable clone, why not install it into the laptop? Or practice the upgrade to Ubuntu 22.04 on the present hdd, if successful, change to 1TB drive and do it again. That should give you the larger and upgraded install you want. <br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">Thank you, Ted<br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Feb 2, 2024 at 9:29 PM Brian O'Keefe <<a href="mailto:okeefe@cybermesa.com">okeefe@cybermesa.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><u></u>
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<p>Hello All</p>
<p>As a prelude, I am reaching capacity on my internal 256GB SSD and
so am wanting to utilize the 1TB SSD I have. I'm running Ubuntu
Mint on an ASUS 15" laptop, version 20.04. <br>
</p>
<p>I successfully cloned my 256GB SSD to a 1TB SSD. I used the
entire space as one partition. When I check with GParted I see
that is actually the fact. However when I boot the laptop with the
1TB SSD as a USB drive the machine boots from that drive
automatically. When I check the BIOS on booting I only see the
1TB SSD as a Boot option if it's connected as a USB drive, not the
still installed 256GB SSD. If I unplug the 1TB drive the laptop
boots from the internal drive. In the BIOS I can see in each
instance the specific drive (the 1TB USB drive or the internal
256GB drive) as the only option to boot as opposed to seeing the
external 1TB drive and the internal drive and being able to
choose. Why the machine boots automatically from the plugged in
1TB USB drive is an unknown to me. At least the drive is cloned
and will boot. Before I replace the internal drive I'd like to
have that full 1TB available. If I can make that happen then I can
upgrade the distro and replace the internal drive with it. Any
ideas on how to get those almost 750GB on the 1TB drive to be
accessible? </p>
<p>Thanks for any help!</p>
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