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July 26th, 2021 09:00
Use my own SSD
XPS 8940 was shipped with 7200 RPM HD. I need to replace it with SSD. I'm not able to install Windows OS/Linux OS. The Dell guys wants money to guide me. Really disappointed. This is my last Dell machine.
Anyone can guide me to install my SSD and Linux/Windows 10 Pro?
Thank you.
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XPS_Man
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July 26th, 2021 19:00
Be more specific
at which point are you stuck
Where are you stuck
ejn63
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August 6th, 2021 08:00
1. With the flash drive connected, press F12 a few times at powerup and select the flash drive as your boot device.
2 and 3. Assuming you're planning to leave the original drive in the system, you will need to install a boot manager on the original drive that allows you to choose the OS you want to load. I don't think you'll find a hardware setting that allows you to choose the boot device at the firmware level.
Notes: The "some other OS" must support UEFI boot AND, if the OS on the original drive is as shipped, Intel RST (RAID). The system has no legacy mode (though you can, by altering the Windows configuration before making the change, turn IRST off and enable AHCI on the original drive).
DisappointedDellUser2
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August 6th, 2021 08:00
What BIOS setting is required for me to:
1. Boot from an USB flash drive
2. Use my own SSD. Bios recognizes my SSD and allows me to install Linux/other OS
3. After installation, I'm able to boot from the new SSD
Philip_Yip
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August 6th, 2021 12:00
I have put together a fairly detailed installation guides covering creating a Bootable USB and the Dell UEFI BIOS Setup for both Windows 10 and Zorin OS 16 Linux.
Windows 10:
https://dellwindowsreinstallationguide.com/windows-10/
Zorin OS 16:
https://dellwindowsreinstallationguide.com/zorin-os-16/