Posted April 27, 2020 Hello, I brought back my m.2 SSD from my other PC, the SSD has windows installed. Thing is, my motherboard won't read it as Windows Boot Manager. It just says 1TB Samsung 970 PRO. When I enter ASUS EZFlash, I can see all my windows files in my disk. I booted into my PC from my HDD; I see everything. My question is how can I boot from the m.2 SSD – fix the problem I'm having? Thank much for your time Spoiler Everyday build: CPU: Intel Core i7 5960x - GPU(s): 2x EVGA GTX 980 Ti Superclocked+ ACX2.0+ (SLI) - Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 - Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth X99 - RAM: 32GB Kingston HyperX Fury Black DDR4 4x8GB (2666MHz) - Storage: Intel 750 Series 1.2TB + 4TB WD Black - Case: Corsair 760T White - PSU: SeaSonic 1200W 80+ Platinum Certified - OS: Windows 10 Pro - Wireless Adapter: TP-Link Archer T9E - Monitor: Acer XB270HU bprz - Keyboard: Corsair K70 RGB - Mouse(s): Corsair Gaming M65 RGB + Logitech MX Master - Headphones: Sennheiser PC363D http://pcpartpicker.com/p/WhyK99 https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/474247-r8-my-build/ Weekend build: CPU: Intel Core i7 5930k - GPU(s): 2x EVGA GTX 980 Ti Classified ACX2.0+ (SLI) - Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 - Motherboard: ASUS X99-Deluxe - RAM: 32GB Crucial Ballistix Sport LT DDR4 4x8GB (2666MHz) - Storage: Samsung 950 Pro 512GB m.2 & 2TB Samsung 850 Evo - Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv - PSU: SeaSonic SnowSilent 1050W 80+ Platinum Certified - OS: Windows 10 Home - Monitor: Dell S2716DG 144hz - Keyboard: Corsair STRAFE RGB - Mouse: Corsair Gaming M65 RGB - Headphones: Sennheiser PC363D http://pcpartpicker.com/p/YYK93C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 27, 2020 3 minutes ago, cortexcortex said: Hello, I brought back my m.2 SSD from my other PC, the SSD has windows installed. Thing is, my motherboard won't read it as Windows Boot Manager. It just says 1TB Samsung 970 PRO. When I enter ASUS EZFlash, I can see all my windows files in my disk. I booted into my PC from my HDD; I see everything. My question is how can I boot from the m.2 SSD – fix the problem I'm having? Thank much for your time have you tried unpluging everything but the m.2ssd? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 27, 2020 Author Just now, gamingturkey said: have you tried unpluging everything but the m.2ssd? yeah I've tried literally everything lol. EDIT: maybe not everything but I tried disabling CSM, unplugging everything, messing around in BIOS, disabling secure boot.. I'm just super pissed. Don't know what to do and I can't find anything on Google to help my needs. Hopefully one of you knows what's going on Spoiler Everyday build: CPU: Intel Core i7 5960x - GPU(s): 2x EVGA GTX 980 Ti Superclocked+ ACX2.0+ (SLI) - Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 - Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth X99 - RAM: 32GB Kingston HyperX Fury Black DDR4 4x8GB (2666MHz) - Storage: Intel 750 Series 1.2TB + 4TB WD Black - Case: Corsair 760T White - PSU: SeaSonic 1200W 80+ Platinum Certified - OS: Windows 10 Pro - Wireless Adapter: TP-Link Archer T9E - Monitor: Acer XB270HU bprz - Keyboard: Corsair K70 RGB - Mouse(s): Corsair Gaming M65 RGB + Logitech MX Master - Headphones: Sennheiser PC363D http://pcpartpicker.com/p/WhyK99 https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/474247-r8-my-build/ Weekend build: CPU: Intel Core i7 5930k - GPU(s): 2x EVGA GTX 980 Ti Classified ACX2.0+ (SLI) - Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 - Motherboard: ASUS X99-Deluxe - RAM: 32GB Crucial Ballistix Sport LT DDR4 4x8GB (2666MHz) - Storage: Samsung 950 Pro 512GB m.2 & 2TB Samsung 850 Evo - Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv - PSU: SeaSonic SnowSilent 1050W 80+ Platinum Certified - OS: Windows 10 Home - Monitor: Dell S2716DG 144hz - Keyboard: Corsair STRAFE RGB - Mouse: Corsair Gaming M65 RGB - Headphones: Sennheiser PC363D http://pcpartpicker.com/p/YYK93C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 27, 2020 11 minutes ago, cortexcortex said: yeah I've tried literally everything lol. EDIT: maybe not everything but I tried disabling CSM, unplugging everything, messing around in BIOS, disabling secure boot.. I'm just super pissed. Don't know what to do and I can't find anything on Google to help my needs. Hopefully one of you knows what's going on Are you on the latest boios ? because when i first got my 970 evo my x99 aii would not even see the m.2, i had to update to the latest bois. then clear CMos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 27, 2020 Are you in UEFI or Legacy mode? AMD Ryzen 5800X| Fractal Design S36 360 AIO w/6 Corsair SP120L fans | Asus Crosshair VII WiFi X470 | G.SKILL TridentZ 4400CL19 2x8GB @ 3800MHz 14-14-14-14-30 | EVGA 3080 FTW3 Hybrid | Samsung 970 EVO M.2 NVMe 500GB - Boot Drive | Samsung 850 EVO SSD 1TB - Game Drive | Seagate 1TB HDD - Media Drive | EVGA 650 G3 PSU | Thermaltake Core P3 Case Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 27, 2020 It's possible that your m.2 doesn't contain boot loader. Common problem when people buying new drive, made new Windows installation and Windows uses existing boot loader (located on old drive). Google "how to add bootloader" or "missing efi boot partition" and you'll get many tutorials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 27, 2020 Author I updated my BIOS. Before that, it wouldn't even read the SSD. I tried both UEFI and Legacy mode. Nothing changes. My SSD just appears as a drive with no partition/windows boot manager, it's laying there in a comma. It's very sad for her honestly. So much time, so much surgery, so many medicaments to treat this disease. Nothing works Spoiler Everyday build: CPU: Intel Core i7 5960x - GPU(s): 2x EVGA GTX 980 Ti Superclocked+ ACX2.0+ (SLI) - Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 - Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth X99 - RAM: 32GB Kingston HyperX Fury Black DDR4 4x8GB (2666MHz) - Storage: Intel 750 Series 1.2TB + 4TB WD Black - Case: Corsair 760T White - PSU: SeaSonic 1200W 80+ Platinum Certified - OS: Windows 10 Pro - Wireless Adapter: TP-Link Archer T9E - Monitor: Acer XB270HU bprz - Keyboard: Corsair K70 RGB - Mouse(s): Corsair Gaming M65 RGB + Logitech MX Master - Headphones: Sennheiser PC363D http://pcpartpicker.com/p/WhyK99 https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/474247-r8-my-build/ Weekend build: CPU: Intel Core i7 5930k - GPU(s): 2x EVGA GTX 980 Ti Classified ACX2.0+ (SLI) - Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 - Motherboard: ASUS X99-Deluxe - RAM: 32GB Crucial Ballistix Sport LT DDR4 4x8GB (2666MHz) - Storage: Samsung 950 Pro 512GB m.2 & 2TB Samsung 850 Evo - Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv - PSU: SeaSonic SnowSilent 1050W 80+ Platinum Certified - OS: Windows 10 Home - Monitor: Dell S2716DG 144hz - Keyboard: Corsair STRAFE RGB - Mouse: Corsair Gaming M65 RGB - Headphones: Sennheiser PC363D http://pcpartpicker.com/p/YYK93C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 27, 2020 Author 2 minutes ago, homeap5 said: It's possible that your m.2 doesn't contain boot loader. Common problem when people buying new drive, made new Windows installation and Windows uses existing boot loader (located on old drive). Google "how to add bootloader" or "missing efi boot partition" and you'll get many tutorials. My prayers to this. Thank you homeap5 Spoiler Everyday build: CPU: Intel Core i7 5960x - GPU(s): 2x EVGA GTX 980 Ti Superclocked+ ACX2.0+ (SLI) - Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 - Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth X99 - RAM: 32GB Kingston HyperX Fury Black DDR4 4x8GB (2666MHz) - Storage: Intel 750 Series 1.2TB + 4TB WD Black - Case: Corsair 760T White - PSU: SeaSonic 1200W 80+ Platinum Certified - OS: Windows 10 Pro - Wireless Adapter: TP-Link Archer T9E - Monitor: Acer XB270HU bprz - Keyboard: Corsair K70 RGB - Mouse(s): Corsair Gaming M65 RGB + Logitech MX Master - Headphones: Sennheiser PC363D http://pcpartpicker.com/p/WhyK99 https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/474247-r8-my-build/ Weekend build: CPU: Intel Core i7 5930k - GPU(s): 2x EVGA GTX 980 Ti Classified ACX2.0+ (SLI) - Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 - Motherboard: ASUS X99-Deluxe - RAM: 32GB Crucial Ballistix Sport LT DDR4 4x8GB (2666MHz) - Storage: Samsung 950 Pro 512GB m.2 & 2TB Samsung 850 Evo - Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv - PSU: SeaSonic SnowSilent 1050W 80+ Platinum Certified - OS: Windows 10 Home - Monitor: Dell S2716DG 144hz - Keyboard: Corsair STRAFE RGB - Mouse: Corsair Gaming M65 RGB - Headphones: Sennheiser PC363D http://pcpartpicker.com/p/YYK93C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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