Windows 10: SSD working fine but not showing in bios boot order!

I have an Acer Predator Helios 300 laptop, and upgraded to a SSD last week. Installed Windows 10 on it through media tool via usb and now i can't seem to see it on my bios boot order except my HDD! Although i can still see it in the information tab. I need help

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SSD working properly, not showing up in boot order in BIOS

I'm currently still on Windows 10, as I performed a roll-back by wiping my SSD and using a third-party data migration tool to move an older version of Windows 10 to the SSD.

As of right now, Windows UEFI reads my storage and states my drive is healthy, will show up as the main boot drive on BIOS settings, and Windows will launch correctly so as long as my HDD is disabled or unmounted. However, once I enable the HDD, the system forcibly launches from the HDD. I go into BIOS to change boot order, and the SSD is not listed in the available drives to boot. From there, if I exit without changing or saving any settings in BIOS, the system then somehow automatically jumps to the SSD as intended.

In summary, it appears as though my computer will not boot from my SSD unless I unmount/disable the factory HDD, or if I launch either the BIOS or UEFI and exit without changing anything.

 

SSD working properly, not showing up in boot order in BIOS

I have an HP Pavilion TG01 desktop, and upgraded to a SSD early this year. About three weeks ago, Windows 11 was brute-forced onto my system and I had to perform a rollback on my SSD using my backup HDD, which almost failed, but I eventually got to work. However, the SSD no longer appears in the boot order while I'm in BIOS, and I was forced to remove and remount the HDD just to get it to jump to SSD. I had to open device manager and disable the HDD altogether to get my system to automatically boot off of the SSD, because otherwise it will boot from the HDD or sit indefinitely in automatic repair mode. Sometimes it will attempt a disk check (the one you can cancel pressing any key at startup) and the system will randomly choose to boot from any drives that have been mounted.

All my drives are healthy and I've even experimented with adding different hard drives and changing the order of the SATA+power cables. Results are the same, the majority of my attempts have resulted in the BIOS boot order manager ignoring my SSD, and sometimes will not boot from it unless addition drives are unmounted or disabled.

If someone can clue me in on what is happening and how to get this repaired, it would be greatly appreciated.

 

SSD working properly, not showing up in boot order in BIOS

Hi BornToLose129

Thanks for reporting the issue here.

We understand how difficult this is. However, I will try my best to solve the problem, can you tell us have you encountered this problem before?



You have encountered the problem of "After upgrading the SSD, under the Windows 11 system, the BIOS does not display the boot sequence of the SSD". If my understanding is wrong, you are welcome to reply and correct me at any time.



At the same time, we recommend that you follow the method mentioned below and check if it solves the problem.



Step 1- Change the BIOS settings.



As mentioned earlier, you can safely boot the system, restart the system and enter the BIOS settings.



1- Expand "System Configuration" and click "SATA Operation".



2- Change the SATA operation mode from IDE or RAID to AHCI.



3- Save changes or apply and exit the installer.



4- Restart again, Windows will automatically start the AHCI driver.



Step 2- First remove the SSD, reinsert the HDD, and then insert the SSD. Then follow the above steps to log in to the BIOS settings or UEFI to set the SSD as priority boot.



Disclaimer: Microsoft provides no assurances and/or warranties, implied or otherwise, and is not responsible for the information you receive from the third-party linked sites or any support related to technology.

If you are going to modify BIOS Settings, please back up all your personal files first to ensure you do not lose data.



We are working hard to troubleshoot this problem, because recently many users have encountered the BIOS not detecting the SSD after upgrading to Windows 11. This may be a bug caused by the system upgrade. If it is fixed, we will actively push new upgrade notifications.

Feel free to post back if you need further assistance.

Chandy | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

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