Windows 10: W11 Update bricked my system. Cannot get laptop to recognize SSD and install windows. I've...

Dell Vostro 15 7590 9750H GTX 1050Crucial P1 1TB SSD Toshiba 256 GB SSD came with systemSo I went to update my laptop a couple of days back to Windows 11 and the update failed 3 times. Then on the 4th time my laptop restarted and I could only access the startup boot/recovery menu. I tried system restore, but that needed a bitlocker recovery key which was not on my MS account and kept coming up as not found, no matter which link I used. I tried getting help from MS agents to get my recovery key but they were not helpful at all. I also tried uninstalling latest updates but none of that worked

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BIOS update bricks laptop

I know this is going to blow your mind, but I've had bios bricks and I do laptop refurbs for a living. It happens... Particularly when the flash program is windows only and drivers are amuck.

 

SSD not recognized by Windows 10 installer


Recently I've purchased a SSD (Crucial MX200) as replacement for the original HD of my laptop (Lenovo ideapad s510p).
The problem is that my bios doesn't recognize the SSD, even though the manufacturer (Crucial) guarantee the total compatibility of the device with my system (I checked this on their website).

I'll try now to summarize the situation:

• The SSD is detected by my current system (Windows 8.1 Home) or by a live distribution of Ubuntu, if connected through a USB 3.0 adapter.
• The firmware is up to date, version MU03, checked with "Crucial Storage Executive".
• The SSD is correctly recognized if installed into another laptop (I've succesfully installed Ubuntu 16.04 LTS on it just for trying).
• The SSD is not detected by the BIOS, Ubuntu installer or Windows 10 installer.
• The SSD is recognized by the BIOS if and only if at start up I press the hotkey for entering the BIOS and wait for 5-10 minutes (during this period the screen is black). If I reboot the system in order to run the Windows 10 (or ubuntu) installation, the SSD is not recognized anymore.
• The SSD doesn't show both in GParted or by using the diskpart utility of the Windows 10 installer.

I've tried every combination of BIOS's settings, like AHCI or IDE, UEFI or Legacy, disabling secure boot and so on. I've tried to disable everything I could, I've even tried to remove the DVD drive.
I've tried to format the SSD (while connected through the USB 3.0 adapter) both with Windows and Ubuntu, trying both MBR and GPT or leaving the space unallocated.

There is one thing that I've noticed. If I enter the BIOS (with the original HD inserted in the laptop), next to the name of the HD and the DVD drive there is an R, e.g.:
HD 500 GB ... (R1)
DVD .... (R2)

If instead I install the SSD and wait for the 5-10 minutes that I've mentioned before, the situation becomes like this:
SSD 250 GB ... (S1)
DVD .... (S2)

Basically, the R becomes S. I don't know the meaning of this, maybe it may be useful for you.

I've tried anything I could but I can't find the problem, any help/advice would be appreciated.

 

windows xp installation and dual core am

could someone please list the steps they follow to install windows with a dual core processor and windows xp service pack to. I'm reletively new to amd dual core and i feel i'm missing a step. All help will be appreciated. thanx