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January 11th, 2017 18:00
Replace Hard Drive and perform Clean install
On my Dell XPS 8910 I completely removed the original Seagate HDD, installed new 1TB SSD drive and followed this process.
1. Hit F2 during start at the Dell Logo, enter the bios.
2. Go to Boot menu and disable secure boot.
3. Which enables Legacy Boot.
4. Save the changes, then restart the computer
5. Hit F12 during the Dell Logo.
6. Booted from DVD which contained Windows
7. After Windows Install, restarted Hit F12 and booted to Hard drive and into Windows with no issues
So here is my issue as long as I have Secure Boot disabled and use F12 to boot to the new disk everything works perfectly. But if I enable Secure Boot and restart with normal boot process the machine gives me error message that "No Drive Installed" which I know is a Secure Boot / UEFI issue. Since this is a new drive with a new and different OS, I know that the Secure Boot and UEFI needs something changed or updated for the new combination to boot normally.
How do I get the computer to boot normally with Secure Boot enabled again with new hardware and OS?
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speedstep
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January 12th, 2017 09:00
You have to install with secure boot enabled. This would have to be windows 10. Windows 7 and 8 will not work nor will any other previous os in secure boot mode. F12 booting is not an option with secure boot mode.
orgbrat
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January 12th, 2017 15:00
So how do you get a Dell XPS 8910 to boot from OS DVD with Secure Boot enabled and not use F12 booting as I am unable to get that to happen?
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January 12th, 2017 19:00
Dell recovery os DVD is windows 10 and supports Booting without needing to F12 Legacy. Non secure boot is for 64 bit windows 7 or Ubuntu 12.04.5 or higher.
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January 13th, 2017 03:00
Being a Developer is not a licence to demand explanation of UEFI 2.3.1 BIOS. This is a Dell forum not an MSDN forum.
A windows 10 Disk will pick up the OEM Home SLP key in the bios and not allow install of windows 10 pro.
The home and the pro media are one and the same. There are windows PE ways of doing this but support and information for that is not free. You would be able to install windows 10 home then upgrade to pro with a windows anytime upgrade key.... Except that Microsoft has also withdrawn this. BZZZT Request Denied!
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/15045/windows-anytime-upgrade-not-available
10 pro also cannot be converted to 10 enterprise which is something else altogether.
You should post your "question" to microsoft as to how to overcome a home SLP key to install pro.
EDIT I asked my enterprise Support
they say Windows, Easy Upgrade will preserve your personal files, applications and settings, it simply unlocks the edition, the process is quite similar to the Windows Anytime Upgrade
Workaround:
Upgrade to Windows 10 Pro using the following default product key:
VK7JG-NPHTM-C97JM-9MPGT-3V66T
Review instructions how to perform an Easy Upgrade using the default key:
How to Upgrade Windows 10 Using the Easy Upgrade ...
orgbrat
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January 13th, 2017 03:00
Still did not answer the question. I am a windows software developer with a Microsoft MSDN subscription. That subscription allows me different Microsoft OS usage for testing. This machine has Windows 10 Home so I have replaced the original hard drive with a new SSD, I have created a new Windows 10 Pro OS disc from Microsoft supplied ISO with key. I want to install the OS on this machine using that bootable OS disc. Am I to understand I am not able to perform that process on this machine?
There has to be a way to install a new OS on a new hard drive on this machine without these issues.
Orgbrat