[SOLVED] Setting samsung 970 EVO as default boot in UEFI

[scottomatic]

Hello Im trying to set Samsung 970 EVO as default boot in UEFI on an Alienware Aurora R5. The drive is installed via a pcie adapter. I used the Samsung migration tool to move Windows 10 Pro x64 over to the new drive. If i hit F10 during boot and manually choose the Samsung drive I can boot to it just fine. But if i change UEFI settings, it shows the old HDD as the default boot device and I cant seem to change it. In the BOOT tab, I can't simply select a boot device, it just shows Windows Boot Manager in UEFI. I know this is a knowledge issue, I just need to learn how to configure it. Advice? images: https://imgur.com/a/WsReqRz

 

[Vic 40]

Unfamiliar with that bios,can you make a screenshot of the bootsection?

Can use Imgur to post a picture here,use the "img" link.
Click "new post" ->choose "upload images" -> "browse" ->choose the picture and click "open" ->put cursor on the picture that you uploaded->choose "share links" and copy the img link,paste it in your next post.

 

[scottomatic]

Unfamiliar with that bios,can you make a screenshot of the bootsection?

Hi Vic40. Hope this helps. I know Im not posting the pic links correctly so I'm including the link to the imgur site in the post. If i drop the shared link into the image tags it doesnt show up in the post. Ill figure that out next There are two images at this link. :-D


https://imgur.com/a/sLyBchJ

 

[Vic 40]

If you select Boot Option #1,can you select any other device?

Other option,what happens if you take the sata connector of the hdd out of the motherboard? In the bios what does it give in this case?

 

[scottomatic]

Great suggestion haven't tried that yet. The only other devices I can select are IPv4 and IPv6 boot options. According to what Im reading, I have to edit the Windows Boot Manager to make it boot to this device. I haven't been having much luck with that, and am considering going where you just mentioned.

 

[Vic 40]

Well hope it works. 😉