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    Big Boot Broblems.

    Discussion in 'Alienware 18 and M18x' started by sanzebs, Apr 4, 2017.

  1. sanzebs

    sanzebs Newbie

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    Hi.

    I started from here: http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/id-3377965/wont-boot-iastora-sys.html#19516538

    There is a massive amount of information about my situation.

    Problem at the moment is that it seems my computer cannot boot from my Samsung EVO SSD even after installation from USB.

    My goal is to have the Windows 10 on the SSD and have the old accelerated HDD as my storage.

    I am here because the guy helping me tought I would get new advice from here.

    Help?
     
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    sanzebs, Apr 4, 2017
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  2. maxslo

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    Why would you still accelerate the HDD? Don't see much point there.
    I'd just set SATA to AHCI, install OS on the EVO, have the HDD as storage drive and be done with it. Unless you would be running OS from the HDD, the caching is completely unnecessary.
     
    maxslo, Apr 4, 2017
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  3. sanzebs

    sanzebs Newbie

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    Status atm. I am missing the Windows Boot Manager from UEFI list.

    I am installing Windows 10 into Samsung EVO 850 SSD. I have no other drives installed. This SSD is complitely empty.

    Computer: Alienware 18 2013. 2x GTX 880m. i7-4910MQ. 4x 4GB RAM. And at the momenta my own 250GB SSD. (On the "Fixed HDD" slot)(I removed the 1TB HDD and cache SSD as they caused other problems)

    In the manual it says that in the UEFI boot menu there is Windows Boot Manager, as well as UEFI Onboard LAN IPv4 and IPv6.

    Problem is, if I install Windows 10 in UEFI boot, (settings below) I can not boot from the SSD. I can seet it in Main in BIOS, but not in Boot. (It will be installed in GPT format)

    The boot settings:
    Windows 8 fast boot: enabled,
    usb hotkey: disabled,
    Secure boot: enabled,
    Load Legacy options rom: disabled,
    Boot list option: UEFI,
    Secure boot mode: Standard,

    Under the Advanced window 'SATA Operation is set to 'AHCI'.

    If I boot in Legacy, the installer gets stuck in the 'Where do you want to install Windows" screen as it says "Windows cannot be installed on this disk. Hardware may not support..." (Attachment picture).

    I have used diskpart to clean the SSD before trying to install.

    I can't see the Windows Boot Manager if I am in the UEFI. It has to be the SSD, right? Why???
     
    sanzebs, Apr 5, 2017
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  4. SMOKE_SKULL

    SMOKE_SKULL Notebook Deity

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    I thought the load legacy options rom has to be enabled to install win 10 from a usb?
     
    SMOKE_SKULL, Apr 8, 2017
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