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[Mrs GJ]

Hey wonderful people of LTT,

 

I have just got myself a new mb msi Pro b760-p and I'm trying to set the boot drive to an ssd but it is saying it is not supported.

 

How can I fix this issue? 

Will I have to get a Nvme drive and start afresh? 

 

Any and all help appreciated.

[FloRolf]

Can you post a picture of the exact error message? 

[Tetras]

Does the SSD have stuff on it?

 

Have you installed Windows yet?

[MeFor3]

It's hard to know exactly since there's no photo of the exact error message, but do you know if you have an OEM license for Windows?

 

OEM is a specific Windows license type tied to your hardware (motherboard specifically). Since you replaced your motherboard, your OEM Windows license will not work since it's new hardware. If you have a retail license, you may still have an issue with it, but you can transfer your retail license to your new PC (or, technically, just a new motherboard).

 

This article may help if this is the case: https://www.tomshardware.com/how-to/transfer-windows-license-to-new-pc#:~:text=You may not need to buy a new Windows key.&text=If you're building a,need a Windows product key.

 

Then again, this could not be the issue, but hopefully this helps. A photo of the error can help.

[Mrs GJ]

@TetrasThe ssd has windows on it already. 
 

@MeFor3 I have the oem Licence for Windows 

 

When I load up the pc it instantly goes to bios and then I can the drive but it is saying it not supported. 

 

[Tetras]

3 hours ago, Dean0919 said:

sadly I don't remember exactly what. I think first thing to disable is a secure boot. Disable that thing.

You might be thinking of csm? I believe the OP would need that if the boot drive is formatted to MBR / legacy rather than GPT.