Cmdr Kharma wrote:Will prob be the weekend......
Win 10 install was a nightmare.......
It somehow split it across the M2 and a hard drive.....
Part of the reason I don't have a 2nd drive inserted when I install any Windows OS, especially with native uEFI/GPT storage boot. I have ...
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Only the
"first fixed disk"(aka C:) drive installed
- - This solves the common "Windows setup the other disk with the EFI System Partition (ESP) and set the EFI firmware to use it" issue
- - Remember, with native uEFI/GPT boot, the firmware -- not the first disk -- is what 'targets' what boot loader and OS boots (out of the ESP)
- My "first fixed disk" has always been SSD since 2012
- Same disk has always been uEFI/GPT since 2012 -- even for Windows 7 x64 (I first went uEFI/GPT in 2010)
- It's always been installed via a
Rufus prepared USB Windows installer that is guaranteed to be GPT formatted
- - FAT formatted USB Windows installer, such as what the Windows USB creator often does, causes issues with native uEFI/GPT install
- - This also addresses the common "have to have the USB (or DVD) inserted" boot issue, among other things
- It's always had its first 0.5GiB pre-allocated** as ...
- - 1-384MiB (383MiB) FAT32 formatted EFI System Partition (ESP)
- - 384-512MiB (128MiB) Windows Reserved Partition (required for all uEFI/GPT systems, don't listen to anyone who says its not)
**NOTE: I use parted under a Live Linux USB boot to pre-allocate the diskOnce Windows is up, booted and running fine ... only then do I add any "additional fixed disks."
I've had 0 issues out of over 200 installs, including most of them being dual-boots with Linux. I also like to use
The rEFInd Boot Manager as my multi-boot menu in the ESP (so only that entry needs to set in the firmware), which also can boot the EFIShell, Diag, Memtest and other utilities, but I personally know the author, so I'm biased.