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Select the appropriate HDD during Windows 10 installation

Select the appropriate HDD during Windows 10 installation

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Dr_Fun_Time
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04-07-2016, 09:45 AM
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I'm facing an issue picking the correct disk during installation. When installing Windows 10, I only see a list like "drive 2 - 3 - 4..." but no details about size or type. I have seven drives total: two 1TB NVMe, one 1TB SATA, and three 250GB SATA drives. How can I select the right one without removing all of them? Thanks in advance.
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Dr_Fun_Time
04-07-2016, 09:45 AM #1

I'm facing an issue picking the correct disk during installation. When installing Windows 10, I only see a list like "drive 2 - 3 - 4..." but no details about size or type. I have seven drives total: two 1TB NVMe, one 1TB SATA, and three 250GB SATA drives. How can I select the right one without removing all of them? Thanks in advance.

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04-17-2016, 02:33 PM
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Turn off all additional storage devices; otherwise, the bootloader will be applied to another drive.
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04-17-2016, 02:33 PM #2

Turn off all additional storage devices; otherwise, the bootloader will be applied to another drive.

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04-19-2016, 06:36 AM
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Windows system setup
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04-19-2016, 06:36 AM #3

Windows system setup

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04-19-2016, 09:39 PM
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This topic isn't related to Windows. The idea of drive letters comes from Windows. During initial setup, Windows isn't installed and therefore doesn't rely on this concept. It adheres to the standard way drives and partitions are numbered. Operating systems based on Unix or Linux don't use drive letters either. If you enter recovery mode while booting from a USB flash drive or disk (not from a Windows recovery mode on your system), your drive letters will appear incorrect if you use the command prompt. Folders like C:\ would point to different locations, D:\ too, and so forth. This is why creating an overlay can be problematic. However, most IT professionals are familiar with this and don't get confused.
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04-19-2016, 09:39 PM #4

This topic isn't related to Windows. The idea of drive letters comes from Windows. During initial setup, Windows isn't installed and therefore doesn't rely on this concept. It adheres to the standard way drives and partitions are numbered. Operating systems based on Unix or Linux don't use drive letters either. If you enter recovery mode while booting from a USB flash drive or disk (not from a Windows recovery mode on your system), your drive letters will appear incorrect if you use the command prompt. Folders like C:\ would point to different locations, D:\ too, and so forth. This is why creating an overlay can be problematic. However, most IT professionals are familiar with this and don't get confused.

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