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June 13th, 2025 00:39
Won't recognize my SSD in the boot menu with Windows files
Precision 7530. So, I install Windows 10 through my USB installer, onto my SSD, without issue. But, once it comes for the laptop to make its first reboot, the laptop fails to recognize it as somewhere to boot from (appears in the bios but not on the boot menu). I've tried about every combo of UEFI or Legacy, tried disabling fastboot, tried a different SSD, tried a different M.2 slot, even tried reinstalling the files onto my USB installer. Ideas?
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anne_droid
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June 13th, 2025 08:45
Hi
Is the SSD formatted to GPT?
Sometimes the BIOS has an option for AHCI, does yours?
Try installing a different OS, like W11?
mgordon6
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June 13th, 2025 16:42
@anne_droid no avail; I tried GPT (and MBR too just for fun). I tried ACHI (and raid too because why not). I tried Windows 11 and it got me to the "install driver to show hardware screen".
anne_droid
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June 14th, 2025 10:05
Hi
OK.
IF it installed then the BIOS should have an entry in the BOOT MANAGER for the new SSD, possibly along with whatever was there before, and pointing to the BOOT LOADER on the 1st? partition.
mgordon6
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June 14th, 2025 17:16
@anne_droid I decided to just try to use the included Dell SupportAssist OS recovery and it's worked like a charm. Thanks for your help.