Boots into BIOS despite recognizing alternative operating systems
Boots into BIOS despite recognizing alternative operating systems
Ever since I installed a new M.2, my computer will only boot to the bios when I turn it on. From the bios, I can then go into either Windows 10 OSs normally but never immidiately when I turn on the computer. My setup is: MSI Z170A GAMING PRO Intel i7-6700k 2080 super I have 2 drives that have Windows 10 on them; an old 1T HDD, and a newer 1T SSD. I have 1 blank 300GB drive and the new M.2 with a few games on it. The problem didn't happen when it was just the original 3 drives but when I installed the M.2 I also installed Windows 10 on it. I had decided a little later to just use it for games instead of the boot drive so I reformatted it to remove Windows, but ever since I installed it, even if the M.2 is removed the computer still boots directly to the BIOS. Fast boot is not on.
I was trying to use it as a backup. When I deleted it, the BIOS still saw a Windows Boot Manager on the M.2, even though it was reformatted. I can't boot to my SSD without the HDD because that’s where the BIOS identifies the Windows Boot Manager, which seems to offer both volumes for some reason.