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    No Bootable Devices Found

    Discussion in '2015+ Alienware 13 / 15 / 17' started by wrathofdeath, Jun 26, 2016.

  1. wrathofdeath

    wrathofdeath Notebook Evangelist

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    Hey guys,

    I installed my SSD into my AW 13 r2 and got the message on boot that there are no Bootable Devices Found. However, when I go into the setup/bios it says "Fixed HDD Samsung SSD 85 (500 GB). Which means there is a Bootable Device

    I ran the onboard diagnostics and it came back with no errors and said nothing was wrong.
    What should I do?
    Thanks
     
    wrathofdeath, Jun 26, 2016
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  2. VICKYGAMEBOY

    VICKYGAMEBOY Notebook Deity

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    Make sure its set to AHCI on BIOS instead of RAID.. seems more like a BIOS issue.. if u had OS installed on SSD, and not detecting, then it might be a driver issue.. if new then most probably u have to set it to ahci
     
    VICKYGAMEBOY, Jun 26, 2016
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    panzer06 His Imperial Majesty

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    I've seen this advice on numerous occasions but don't really understand why. I was able to back up and restore my old ssd or HDD drives to new m.2 nvm drives without changing to AHCI. Same on MSI and Alienware.

    Is this required only for fresh installs? Which I never do.

    Just curious...
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    panzer06, Jun 27, 2016
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  4. VICKYGAMEBOY

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    when u backup its different scenario, it saves the format whether it was RAID or AHCI format.. when u fresh install it doesnt.. and recent alienware BIOS defaults to RAID instead of AHCI, so sometimes people dont see their SSD when installing windows.. Yes mostly for fresh install
     
    VICKYGAMEBOY, Jun 27, 2016
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    Meerkat1990 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thank you for the explanation; I wondered about this as well. I guess that makes sense. I suppose I've never come across this issue since I never do a fresh install. Just uninstall the bits I don't want from the default load after cloning or restoring depending on the system. Sometimes a clone doesn't work because many of the clone apps don't support NVM drives as targets. Backup/Restore seems to be a pretty reliable way to migrate to SSD.
     
    Meerkat1990, Jun 27, 2016
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  6. wrathofdeath

    wrathofdeath Notebook Evangelist

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    I fixed it... the guy on the line with me laughed his ass off haha
     
    wrathofdeath, Jun 27, 2016
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    Meerkat1990 Notebook Enthusiast

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    What was the solution?
     
    Meerkat1990, Jun 28, 2016
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