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November 14th, 2015 21:00

How to set installed SSD as main boot device in Windows 10

http://imgur.com/a/2wCVv

(Sysinfo, BIOS screen above)

I have installed my SSD successfully and cloned my windows 10 installation from my HDD to the drive. All I need to do is set up my SSD to be my main boot device. I f12 into the BIOS and try to set the boot order like I have on countless other PCs in my lifetime, but I cannot set my SSD as the boot device as you can see in the above BIOS screenshot.

Why is this?

Does it have something to do with secure boot control in the BIOS menu? When I click on hard disk drivers in the BOOT screen, I only have Windows Boot Manager and Disabled as my options, and not my hard drives...

I've been butting heads with Windows 10 and my BIOS for some time now, and I'd really like to get this figured out and move on!

Thank you tremendously for any assistance!

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November 16th, 2015 11:00

Hello,

You may need to disable secure boot to be able to see the SSD as a bootable drive.  (Is BIOS providing info on the drive such as make & model, so you know it's reading the drive correctly?)

This video, How to properly configure the SSD as boot drive and HDD as storage drive, may have the information that you need.   

If that doesn't work please give us more information on your system (model number) and the make / model of SSD that you are trying to install as the boot drive, and we'll see what other info that we can provide.

Todd

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August 25th, 2019 06:00

Hello, I've cloned my hard drive onto my new SSD but I am facing issues trying to set my SSD as my main boot option. When i go into BIOS to set it as my main boot option neither my SSD or hard drive are recognised, only options such as DVD or Floppy disc. are. I am also met with the prompt "Devices are in parenthesis and are disabled". I have checked my SATA cables in BIOS where both my SSD and Hard drive are recognised. I am using a Dell XPS 8700 and a Samsung 870 EVO 1tb SSD card. Any help will be amazing, Lamtakeaway
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