New ssd shows not selectable in the bios boot menu (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 months ago by Lime66@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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I was planning on installing windows to my new ssd for a dualboot, but I noticed that windows installer didn't allow me to select the disk. I learned that it just installs to the drive that is marked as M2_1 in the bios. I thought that had something to do with boot order initially, but I'm not sure about that now. If it is boot order, my second ssd doesn't even show up in the boot order menu So:

Does windows install to whatever is second in boot order or whatever is marked as M2_1 in the bios, and
How can I edit this to prevent windows from nuking my main linux partition and using the empty ssd, and after the install, how should I make sure both drives are available to boot into?

Motherboard is MSI MS - 7E10

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[-] Lime66@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

The drive is formatted, but it has no data on it. They're both the same size

[-] bloodfart@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 months ago

As long as you have some way of recognizing which is which in the windows installer so you don’t accidentally wipe your existing drive.

If you’re worried, just pull the one you don’t want wiped out of the system while you’re installing.

this post was submitted on 27 Jun 2024

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