Question MSI Pro B650-P Wifi - NVME M.2 Drive (GPT) with windows does not show up in boot priority, but appears in storage. Can't boot into windows, help?

[Jamand12]

Hey guys, I'm new here but why not ask. I've been very confused on what to do.

Issue is in the title, and here is images of my bios displaying the m.2 drive (well theres 2 with 1tb) and not appearing in the boot priority.

https://imgur.com/a/TLehrlt

View: https://imgur.com/a/TLehrlt


I can't use CSM and must use UEFI for Windows 11. I tried removing all other drives already. I just recently installed using rufus and windows installer onto the ssd yesterday and hasn't detected at all.

 

[USAFRet]

Was this ever working?

Please give us a step by step rundown of what you've done..
Be as detailed as you can.

 

[Jamand12]

Was this ever working?

Please give us a step by step rundown of what you've done..
Be as detailed as you can.

I've done:
- unplugged all other drives
- used every other possible boot option
- successfully booted into windows but for some reason only when using another drive with windows already installed, then selecting another volume upon booting into windows (that blue screen thing)
- m.2 drives are brand new so I just installed windows on the nearest one to the cpu yesterday with a rufus media installer thing. It automatically created the partitions for me, and I checked with another drive. Its GPT, no clue why it wont show in boot priority.

I don't know what to do. Apologies if this very disorganized or does not make sense, I'm not the best at building pcs. Never worked beforehand just bought and inserted the ssds.

 

[USAFRet]

- successfully booted into windows but for some reason only when using another drive with windows already installed, then selecting another volume upon booting into windows (that blue screen thing)

Where did this other drive come from?

 

[USAFRet]

So this is a new PC, and a new OS install?
If so, start over.

Win 10 or 11?

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[Jamand12]

So this is a new PC, and a new OS install?
If so, start over.

Win 10 or 11?

How To - Windows 10 clean install tutorial

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How To - Windows 11 clean install tutorial

Windows 11 Clean install tutorial This tutorial is intended to help you, step by step, to perform a clean install of Windows 11, version 23H2 or newer but can be equally applied to earlier versions which may have some basic differences in the screens you see but will largely remain similar in...

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I mean i accessed the ssd recently from loading its volume from another boot drive (my previous windows boot drive) after it detected another drive with windows and i spent all night installing everything id need on it. It worked perfect I just cant select the drive to boot from sadly. You think the windows installation somehow corrupted despite it working fine? Im trying not to redo all of that again

The pc isnt brand new I just bought a new ssd for a new windows install. Windows 11

 

[USAFRet]

It worked perfect I just cant select the drive to boot from sadly.

Then you've done something very wrong.

Did you install the new OS on the new drive, with the old drive still connected?

 

[Jamand12]

Then you've done something very wrong.

Did you install the new OS on the new drive, with the old drive still connected?

Yes. Could this have created the problem?

 

[USAFRet]

Yes. Could this have created the problem?

Frequently, when installing an OS on a drive, with another drive also installed, the boot partition ends up on the other drive.
If this other drive already had an OS on it....this is a certainty.

Just start over.
See the above tutorials.

 

[Jamand12]

Frequently, when installing an OS on a drive, with another drive also installed, the boot partition ends up on the other drive.
If this other drive already had an OS on it....this is a certainty.

Just start over.
See the above tutorials.

Okay, I will and I'll report back what happens. Thanks for the assistance

 

[Jamand12]

Frequently, when installing an OS on a drive, with another drive also installed, the boot partition ends up on the other drive.
If this other drive already had an OS on it....this is a certainty.

Just start over.
See the above tutorials.

Worked! Solved