The M.2 SSD fails to be identified as a boot drive.
The M.2 SSD fails to be identified as a boot drive.
I performed the task and it fails to identify the operating system.
It might be a mobile driver for an NVME SSD. Have you looked for a newer version? If Windows recognizes it, it suggests the drive works and the motherboard allows CPU access, so compatibility isn't an issue. Also, not seeing it in BIOS doesn't necessarily mean the copy is invalid. What software were you using?
I looked for drivers on the official asus site but only found a sata ssd driver. The ssd is detected by the device manager, and I tried updating drivers there too, but nothing worked.
I understand the situation. Were you installing Windows using a bootable USB and then restarting with the previous drive that already had Windows installed? This might have caused problems during the setup.
Once windows installs, it fails to boot since it isn't identified as a boot device, even after disconnecting the original hard drive.
I will refer to this assistance guide, it seems to be a well-known subject?
It's the same issue again, I'm going to check the clover bootloader mention and submit an update.
Reinstall windows just when a new drive is connected.
Disconnect all other drives physically.
If you leave the old OS drive connected and install windows on a new one, the bootloader will reuse the old one. A fresh bootloader won’t form on the new drive.
Bootloader determines which drives can be used to start a system.
Yeah, that's a fairly old setup - it supports the Q85 chipset with Intel 4th generation CPUs. It might not work with NVMe drives. However, if you've installed Windows on an NVMe drive while using an older SATA drive connected, then the bootloader on the SATA drive will let you pick between two Windows installations via a boot menu.