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If both are UEFI, can I physically switch between a Win10 HDD and a Linux HDD as needed?
I have a work laptop with Win10 that only has room for 1 HDD, though I have a spare drive. I'd like to mostly outright switch to Linux, but I don't want to commit 100% in case an issue arises for ...
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Laptop - UEFI / Fast Mode Issues
I just upgraded one of my Samsung laptop's to use Windows 10 from Windows 8. Before installation, I deleted all partitions on the Hard Drive in NTFS format - including the EFI partition!
During ...
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windows: blue screen on boot, kernel data in page, m2 formatting error, is this a bad SSD?
After some bad experiences with dualbooting windows and linux (windows updates can destroy the linux bootloader) I've now switched to having separate disks for each OS.
I installed another SSD in my ...
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How to fix error in windows10 Reinstall on ASUS R558U Laptop
I am trying to reinstall windows 10 pro on my Asus R558U Laptop and am facing trouble. I have done the following:
I created a win10 bootable USB using windows media creation tool.
Then I restarted my ...
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Ability to selectively boot Windows 10 from two separate drives on same PC
I have an ASUS Maximus XI Hero Wifi Motherboard with three drives attached: a m.2 Samsung 970 EVO, a SATA Samsung 860 EVO, and a big SATA WD Red old fashioned spinner. The m.2 970 EVO has my Win 10 ...
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SSD does not initialize and does not appear on "This PC"
I have an issue with an SSD (Samsung 850 evo 250 Gb) that I removed from an old PC and I wanted to use it as external SSD.
This was the main SSD of the older PC, where C:\ partition was, and on which ...
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Two Windows OS choices at boot; how to remove one?
I have added a SSD to improve the performance of my laptop. I replaced the existing HDD with SSD in the main slot and then replaced my optical drive with the HDD. Then I did a clean install of Windows ...
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Windows-to-Linux migration, then later, boot failure
Long post ahead, but hopefully these details are helpful.
Background
I have an HP 15-db0005dx notebook (specs here). By default, it came with Windows 10.
After about one year of ownership, I decided ...
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How to write a bootable ISO Windows installation disk to a disk partition (and not USB flash drive)?
I have already read How to write bootable iso to a partition? and How do I place a bootable ISO on a USB drive?, but here it's a bit different:
I'd like to put the Windows 10 (or 7) bootable ISO ...
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SSD Showing no signs of failure failed over weekend and is getting extremely hot to the touch
I have a 500GB Samsung 850 EVO, on Friday I had the workstation it was in powered on and idling. However this morning the tower was off, When I went to start it showed no boot devices. I booted to ...
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Not able to boot into Windows after stopping chkdsk abruptly (started and stopped in cmd)
I have an Acer Predator Helios 300. Boot Mode have 2 options: UEFI and Legacy. And the system has 2 drives: A 128G SSD and a 1TB HDD. And the system is not able to boot up.
What I've tried:
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Can't boot WINDOWS 10 from SSD in hp probook 450 g3
I am trying to go from HDD to SSD so I cloned boot disk to SSD. Although I have changed the boot order and checked other boot options as 'disabled', it keeps booting from HDD.
Boot menu
Bios Setup -> ...
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How do I avoid "Stop code: DRIVER PNP WATCHDOG" when trying to install Windows 10?
I am trying to install Windows 10 on a desktop computer that someone else built at my work. Every time I try to boot from the installation disk, it shows the Window logo then a loading icon and ...
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How can I get Windows to install without enough space?
I have this exact same question.
My computer is basically a brick at this point. I've done all the backup I need to, but I just want to see if I can get it up and running again.
When I start it up, ...
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HDD works when plugged in via USB SATA, but not internal SATA?
I have a client's laptop HDD that will boot (slowly) to Windows 10 if plugged in with my USB to SATA adapter connector, but won't boot if plugged directly into the standard on-board hard drive bay of ...
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