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How to boot from a new drive using UEFI

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Solved it. I just removed the HDD and it boots from the M.2 now.

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I recently got a new laptop, and put in another ssd to boot from. I would like to know how to boot from this different drive which is using UEFI. 

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Your question doesn't make sense.

 

A drive can't be using UEFI? Do you mean the Windows install is UEFI or the laptop is UEFI but the Windows install is not?

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4 minutes ago, Fooshi said:

Do they both have OSes installed on them? If so, try pressing your laptop's boot selection option (usually an F-key, F-9 for HP, F-12 for Lenovo, etc.) and it should give you the option to boot from whichever drive you like.

 

Assuming your laptop already is set to UEFI considering how new it is, no problems should arise.

I'm using an Alienware system, when I try to do that, there's no option to do that

 

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23 minutes ago, Wolf585 said:

I recently got a new laptop, and put in another ssd to boot from. I would like to know how to boot from this different drive which is using UEFI. 

UEFI booting depends on the OS, not the drive.

I have a blog! And a list of guides I've posted

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Solved it. I just removed the HDD and it boots from the M.2 now.

  • CPU
    Intel I-7 6700
  • Motherboard
    Msi Z270i Pro Gaming Carbon AC
  • RAM
    16 GB Crucial
  • GPU
    Msi 4gb GTX 960
  • Case
    Corsair 380t
  • Storage
    Seagate FireCuda 1TB
  • PSU
    Random Antec 500w from 2010
  • Display(s)
    Asus VS278
  • Cooling
    Exhaust: LTT NF-F12 Intake: Thermaltake Riing 140mm Orange Heatsink:corsair H75
  • Keyboard
    Logitech G105
  • Sound
    Onkyo 5.1 surround Theater Speakers
  • Operating System
    Windows 10

 

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