Question Is it possible to install an OS via an USB to SSD connector?

[JasonFromTheArgonauts]

I have a Blue Skull 17544-1 motherboard (it has three HDD slots and one SSD slot)
I had a 1TB WD Blue SSD (M.2 2280) and a random HDD that came with the prebuilt PC

The SSD failed and my OS (Windows 10) was installed on it.
So, I bought a new SSD from the same company but with less storage since I didn't feel like spending serious cash on an older pc.
The new SSD is a 250 WD Blue SSD (M.2 2280)

When I replaced my dead SSD with my new one, my monitor no longer picks up any display from my PC.
So I don't have access to BIOS or my bootable Windows 10 USB when the SSD is plugged into my PC. Meaning I can't install windows on it the normal way.
A lot of the work arounds seem to involve formatting my HDD and installing Windows 10 on that, then installing Windows onto my SSD from there.
However, I don't want to lose the data on my HDD.

I have a SSD to USB flash drive that I used to see if I could recover data from my dead SSD.
So I'm wondering if it's possible to plug my new SSD into a laptop via the USB port and install Windows onto it from there.

Thank you for your time, Jason

 

[USAFRet]

So I'm wondering if it's possible to plug my new SSD into a laptop via the USB port and install Windows onto it from there.

No.

But your question and config is a bit confusing.


You have a desktoip system, a new SSD, and wish to install Windows on it?

 

[JasonFromTheArgonauts]

No.

But your question and config is a bit confusing.


You have a desktoip system, a new SSD, and wish to install Windows on it?

Yes, but my desktop doesn't display anything if my new SSD is plugged in.

 

[USAFRet]

Yes, but my desktop doesn't display anything if my new SSD is plugged in.

Well, that needs to be "fixed" first.

We need a FULL parts list of this system.
Make/model of everything.

 

[JasonFromTheArgonauts]

Well, that needs to be "fixed" first.

We need a FULL parts list of this system.
Make/model of everything.

Motherboard: Blue Skull 17544-1

failed/dead SSD: Western Digital 1TB WD Blue SA510 SATA Internal Solid State Drive SSD - SATA III 6 Gb/s, M.2 2280
new SSD: Western Digital 250GB WD Blue SA510 SATA Internal Solid State Drive SSD - SATA III 6 Gb/s, M.2 2280


graphics card: GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
processor: i7-8700
ram: Dell Memory Upgrade - 8GB - 1RX8 DDR4 SODIMM 3200MHz (two of them)
PSU: 460 Watt Power Supply Unit

 

[USAFRet]

So you replaced a WD NVMe drive with another, and it still fails?

To me, that says the problem was not the original drive.

 

[Nathkrul]

Put the nvme 2280 drive into the slot, disconnect all other drives and install using a USB stick with windows installation on created via the microsoft media creation tool, let us know how it goes.