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April 1st, 2021 07:00
Optiplex 3040 SFF cannot boot from PCIE SSD Adapter
Good day.
BIOS recognize this adapter as PCIE2 Slot as Mass Storage
Windows 10 installer recognize too. After installation PC cannot boot from this SSD drive.
Any suggestion how to boot from it ?
Thanks
DELL Optiplex 3040 SFF/i5 6400/BIOS 1.14.2
Adapter is PA02-2N-V1.3
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redxps630
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April 1st, 2021 08:00
Try follow these methods recommended by Dell to install OS in PCIe adapter ssd.
Chino de Oro
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April 3rd, 2021 21:00
@Tadeo77 Some older Optiplex don't support NVME boot natively. If that's the case, you may want to try Clover. The boot time is still very fast, around 10 - 12 seconds.