New ssd shows not selectable in the bios boot menu
from Lime66@lemmy.world to linux@lemmy.ml on 27 Jun 14:45
https://lemmy.world/post/16983301

I was planning on installing windows to my new ssd for a dualboot, but I noticed that windows installer didn’t allow me to select the disk. I learned that it just installs to the drive that is marked as M2_1 in the bios. I thought that had something to do with boot order initially, but I’m not sure about that now. If it is boot order, my second ssd doesn’t even show up in the boot order menu So:

  1. Does windows install to whatever is second in boot order or whatever is marked as M2_1 in the bios, and
  2. How can I edit this to prevent windows from nuking my main linux partition and using the empty ssd, and after the install, how should I make sure both drives are available to boot into?

Motherboard is MSI MS - 7E10

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bloodfart@lemmy.ml on 27 Jun 15:04 next collapse

Swap em around if they’re the same interface.

NoSuchAgency@reddthat.com on 27 Jun 15:50 next collapse

I’ve had trouble similar to this. Maybe someone else can give you more info, but I believe you have to install grub on the other ssd as well. Also, to prevent nuking, make your bootable flash drive with windows on it, and then pull your linux ssd out of the computer before booting from your flash drive and only have your ssd in it that you want windows on

Lime66@lemmy.world on 27 Jun 16:26 collapse

I should note that after noticing it wasn’t detected by the boot menu, I formatted as NTFS. It is detected in the list of drives that the bios has however