HOORAY! solved problem on my own! Used my Dell Optiplex desktops as a guide and setup the Dell Latitude the same way in Legacy mode. Works like a charm now!
I'"m trying to install windows 10 (21H2) on a SD card to a new SSD drive
Do you mean that you are trying to install Windows froman SD card to a new SSD drive? The new SSD drive will be your new internal boot drive?
You didn't say how you created the Windows 10 installer. It needs to be created to support UEFI (if that's what your system uses), and if your drive is GPT then it needs to support that.
You can either download Windows 10 ISO and use Rufus to create the installer on USB flash drive or SD card (select GPT, if that's how your drive is setup), or you can use Microsoft Media Creation Tool to perform the entire process on the flash drive. I like to use Rufus, but many people find Microsoft Media Creation Tool less intimidating.
You may need temporarily to disable Secure Boot to boot from the flash drive or SD card. There are various ways to do this, depending upon the system, so check Dell manual. In the F12 BIOS boot menu, there may be a section called Boot Mode Options or Boot Mode Settings (or something similar). Check there. Dell Latitude E6540 Owner's Manual mentions an option called Secure Boot Enable.
When the installer flash drive is ready, disconnect unnecessary peripherals. Remove the old hard drive and install the new SSD.
Insert the flash drive or SD card, reboot while holding down or repeatedly pressing (depends upon the system) F12 to enter the boot menu and select the flash drive or SD card.
I tried everything you mentioned, no change. ISO was copied to SD by rufus. SSD is new & not formatted yet but installed. Any other advice would be appreciated.
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HOORAY! solved problem on my own! Used my Dell Optiplex desktops as a guide and setup the Dell Latitude the same way in Legacy mode. Works like a charm now!
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Do you mean that you are trying to install Windows from an SD card to a new SSD drive? The new SSD drive will be your new internal boot drive?
You didn't say how you created the Windows 10 installer. It needs to be created to support UEFI (if that's what your system uses), and if your drive is GPT then it needs to support that.
You can either download Windows 10 ISO and use Rufus to create the installer on USB flash drive or SD card (select GPT, if that's how your drive is setup), or you can use Microsoft Media Creation Tool to perform the entire process on the flash drive. I like to use Rufus, but many people find Microsoft Media Creation Tool less intimidating.
You may need temporarily to disable Secure Boot to boot from the flash drive or SD card. There are various ways to do this, depending upon the system, so check Dell manual. In the F12 BIOS boot menu, there may be a section called Boot Mode Options or Boot Mode Settings (or something similar). Check there. Dell Latitude E6540 Owner's Manual mentions an option called Secure Boot Enable.
When the installer flash drive is ready, disconnect unnecessary peripherals. Remove the old hard drive and install the new SSD.
Insert the flash drive or SD card, reboot while holding down or repeatedly pressing (depends upon the system) F12 to enter the boot menu and select the flash drive or SD card.
https://windowsreport.com/windows-10-installation-media-uefi/
https://www.windowscentral.com/how-create-windows-10-usb-bootable-media-uefi-support
route66kool
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I tried everything you mentioned, no change. ISO was copied to SD by rufus. SSD is new & not formatted yet but installed. Any other advice would be appreciated.
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November 26th, 2022 06:00