SSD won't show up as UEFI in bios

[leocerins]

Trying to set SSD up as boot drive with existing HDD for storage.
When I try to set boot priorities the SSD comes up as P3 and the HDD as UEFI.

When I boot off SSD it says install proper boot media.

Wondering how I can fix this.

 

[MLG_No_Scope]

Checked if the SSD is properly installed in the right sata slot?

if that is not the case, have you tried to copy the OS to the ssd?

 

[SkyNetRising]

To boot from SSD in UEFI, the device needs to have a proper GPT partitioning and a bootloader.
Did you install windows onto SSD? Was HDD connected during install?
Can you show screenshot from Disk Management?

 

[leocerins]

Checked if the SSD is properly installed in the right sata slot?

if that is not the case, have you tried to copy the OS to the ssd?

What is the right SATA slot?

 

[MLG_No_Scope]

all sata connecters have a name between 0 and til how many you have like 5 as example ( total of 6 sata slots )

so, if you have you HDD connected to sata-0, it is an no brainer to add the SSD to sata-1.

and as Skynet explains, you need to format the SDD first to be able to make it bootable.

 

[leocerins]

all sata connecters have a name between 0 and til how many you have like 5 as example ( total of 6 sata slots )

so, if you have you HDD connected to sata-0, it is an no brainer to add the SSD to sata-1.

But doesn't formatting a drive wipe it and partition it. Making windows impossible to install?

and as Skynet explains, you need to format the SDD first to be able to make it bootable.

 

[SkyNetRising]

and as Skynet explains, you need to format the SDD first to be able to make it bootable.

Formatting is not enough to make ssd UEFI bootable. It needs to have GPT partitioning and bootloader on it. Those are completely different things.

 

[MLG_No_Scope]

and as Skynet explains, you need to format the SDD first to be able to make it bootable.

Formatting is not enough to make ssd UEFI bootable. It needs to have GPT partitioning and bootloader on it. Those are completely different things.

oh okay, my bad xD

learned something new today 😀

 

[karenjoly]

SATA ports are enumerated. Not a problem. They all work the same. The problem is that the new drive is not UEFI aware or it would be identified and available as is the HDD. Like skynet says, the issue may be the partition style. So you can try disconnecting the HDD, installing windows on the new drive and letting the install process deal with the drive. The first sign of success is that the USB will show as UEFI or Windows Boot Manager.