How To Install OS On Msata SSD

[Kallakix2015]

I installed Windows 7 on an msata ssd, but afterwards I was given no boot options and it would just boot into the boot menu. I got it to load windows once and that was when the laptop had the windows installation disc in. It said 'press any key to run setup' and I ejected the CD to try and get it to boot and it did.

So Windows is installed and working, but I have no way to boot into it, I'm re installing it for the second time now. Does anyone know the specific BIOS settings for this? I have it in legacy mode and in the ADHI mode ( or whatever it's called).
Thank you.

 

[USAFRet]

Can your system and motherboard actually boot from the mSATA drive? Not all can.
Look in the user manual.

 

[Kallakix2015]

Can your system and motherboard actually boot from the mSATA drive? Not all can.
Look in the user manual.

I have already booted into it twice and ran windows for over an hour. But if I restart the PC, I loses the boot and it doesn't know what it's doing.

 

[USAFRet]

Can your system and motherboard actually boot from the mSATA drive? Not all can.
Look in the user manual.

I have already booted into it twice and ran windows for over an hour. But if I restart the PC, I loses the boot and it doesn't know what it's doing.

When you installed the OS, was that drive the only one connected?

Please post a screencap of your Disk Management window.

 

[Kallakix2015]

Can your system and motherboard actually boot from the mSATA drive? Not all can.
Look in the user manual.

I have already booted into it twice and ran windows for over an hour. But if I restart the PC, I loses the boot and it doesn't know what it's doing.

When you installed the OS, was that drive the only one connected?

Please post a screencap of your Disk Management window.

Yes it was the only drive installed.

 

[Kallakix2015]

I'm trying to post am imgur, 1 sec.

 

[Kallakix2015]

Does this work: http://imgur.com/KWlo1gS

 

[USAFRet]

hmm...I see no obvious reason why it shouldn't work.

What does your BIOS say for the boot order?

 

[Kallakix2015]

hmm...I see no obvious reason why it shouldn't work.

What does your BIOS say for the boot order?

The bios doesn't show a boot order, it says boot order and has nothing beneath it. It also freezes all the time ( the bios ). Maybe I should update that?

 

[USAFRet]

hmm...I see no obvious reason why it shouldn't work.

What does your BIOS say for the boot order?

The bios doesn't show a boot order, it says boot order and has nothing beneath it. It also freezes all the time ( the bios ). Maybe I should update that?

I've not seen any recent BIOS that does not have a screen displaying the boot order, and allowing you to change it.

 

[Kallakix2015]

hmm...I see no obvious reason why it shouldn't work.

What does your BIOS say for the boot order?

The bios doesn't show a boot order, it says boot order and has nothing beneath it. It also freezes all the time ( the bios ). Maybe I should update that?

I've not seen any recent BIOS that does not have a screen displaying the boot order, and allowing you to change it.

It showed a list of things, half of which were not connected. It said: hard drive, cd/dvd, second hard drive ect. If I chose hard drive or second hard drive, it said they wern't connected and to check the cable. There was no msata option.

 

[USAFRet]

hmm...I see no obvious reason why it shouldn't work.

What does your BIOS say for the boot order?

The bios doesn't show a boot order, it says boot order and has nothing beneath it. It also freezes all the time ( the bios ). Maybe I should update that?

I've not seen any recent BIOS that does not have a screen displaying the boot order, and allowing you to change it.

It showed a list of things, half of which were not connected. It said: hard drive, cd/dvd, second hard drive ect. If I chose hard drive or second hard drive, it said they wern't connected and to check the cable. There was no msata option.

Then maybe your board cannot actually boot properly from the mSATA drive.
I'm out of ideas at this point.

 

[Kallakix2015]

hmm...I see no obvious reason why it shouldn't work.

What does your BIOS say for the boot order?

The bios doesn't show a boot order, it says boot order and has nothing beneath it. It also freezes all the time ( the bios ). Maybe I should update that?

I've not seen any recent BIOS that does not have a screen displaying the boot order, and allowing you to change it.

It showed a list of things, half of which were not connected. It said: hard drive, cd/dvd, second hard drive ect. If I chose hard drive or second hard drive, it said they wern't connected and to check the cable. There was no msata option.

Then maybe your board cannot actually boot properly from the mSATA drive.
I'm out of ideas at this point.

I read something about updating the bios to support msata before, I'll try that as a last option.

 

[Kallakix2015]

Thought I'd try restarting it and it booted into this intel UNDI PXE thing and did nothing else. I have a boot menu full of options that don't do anything. How is my only working boot option hidden and not available?

 

[JohnnyLucky]

What is the brand and model number of your laptop?

What is the brand and model number of the mSATA ssd?