PXE Booting with M.2 Solid State Drives
Summary: Requirments for PXE booting and M.2 Solid State Drives.
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M.2 SSD Drive Option
M.2 Solid State Drives (SSD) are now an option for primary boot devices on newer desktop and All in One (AIO) systems. This has cause some installation issues when PXE booting to a deployment server.
PXE Booting
Iastor version 14 or higher 
will be required for Windows to see the M.2 SSD during installation. Users will need to include it in the boot.wim when PXE booting to a deployment server.
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Article Number: 000146935
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 10 Apr 2021
Version: 3
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