Question Can't enter BIOS with blank SSD

[chloraphil]

I purchased a new SSD (NVMe) to upgrade an inexpensive ASUS laptop to 1GB instead of 128GB of storage.

Since the laptop only has on NVMe slot, I don't have any other computers with NVMe slots, and I don't own an external NVMe enclosure, I cloned the existing drive to an external HDD via Clonezilla. Afterwards, I replaced the old drive with the new, but when booting the system, I can't get past the ASUS "splash" screen. It does not advance, nor does it allow me to enter the boot menu (Esc) or BIOS setup (F2). If I remove the new drive then I can (regardless of whether or not I reinstall the old.)

I have attempted to try again after disabling Fast Boot but there was no change.

Help?

EDIT: Forgot to mention that the new SSD was purchased from Crucial as one of their recommendations for my laptop.

 

[dwd999]

I purchased a new SSD (NVMe) to upgrade an inexpensive ASUS laptop to 1GB instead of 128GB of storage.

Since the laptop only has on NVMe slot, I don't have any other computers with NVMe slots, and I don't own an external NVMe enclosure, I cloned the existing drive to an external HDD via Clonezilla. Afterwards, I replaced the old drive with the new, but when booting the system, I can't get past the ASUS "splash" screen. It does not advance, nor does it allow me to enter the boot menu (Esc) or BIOS setup (F2). If I remove the new drive then I can (regardless of whether or not I reinstall the old.)

I have attempted to try again after disabling Fast Boot but there was no change.

Help?

EDIT: Forgot to mention that the new SSD was purchased from Crucial as one of their recommendations for my laptop.

Try another cloning program; many people here prefer Macrium.

 

[SkyNetRising]

I purchased a new SSD (NVMe) to upgrade an inexpensive ASUS laptop to 1GB instead of 128GB of storage.

What is model name of your laptop?
What is model name of old M.2 drive and new M.2 drive ?

 

[chloraphil]

What is model name of your laptop?
What is model name of old M.2 drive and new M.2 drive ?

Thanks for responding SkyNetRising!

Laptop model: Asus 14" Vivobook (TP412FA-OS31T)
New M.2 drive: Crucial P3 1TB PCIe 3.0 3D NAND NVMe M.2 SSD, up to 3500MB/s - CT1000P3SSD8 (Link on crucial website: https://www.crucial.com/ssd/p3/ct1000p3ssd8/ct21504809)
Old M2 drive: Kingston RBUSNS8180DS3128GJ (from System Information)

Also here is a link on Crucial's website saying my laptop is compatible with the SSD i bought: https://www.crucial.com/compatible-upgrade-for/asus/vivobook-flip-14-tp412fa?series(-)P3#ssd

 

[chloraphil]

Try another cloning program; many people here prefer Macrium.

The problem is not with the cloning software, at least not yet.

 

[SkyNetRising]

Kingston RBU SNS8180DS3 128GJ - is SATA drive.
Crucial CT1000P3SSD8 is NVME drive.

Although specs of your laptop say - both sata and nvme drives are supported, but
there might be some compatibility issue with this particular model.

 

[chloraphil]

Kingston RBU SNS8180DS3 128GJ - is SATA drive.
Crucial CT1000P3SSD8 is NVME drive.

Although specs of your laptop say - both sata and nvme drives are supported, but
there might be some compatibility issue with this particular model.

Question: The specs page of that laptop (https://www.asus.com/us/Laptops/For-Home/Vivobook/ASUS-Vivobook-Flip-14-TP412/techspec/) specify the slot for the drive as: M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0x2 . I see the NVMe drive I purchased is listed as PCIe 3x4. Googling suggests this should not be an issue due to backwards compatibility, but.... ?

Thanks again.

 

[SkyNetRising]

Either the drive is improperly installed or there's some compatibility problem.
Can you show a photo, how you installed replacement M.2 drive?
(upload to imgur.com and post link)