Samsung 970 EVO SSD as boot device for HP Slimline 290 help!

[Jorgedcp]

Hi,

I installed a Samsung 970 SSD in my HP Slimline 290. The memory is visible in the BIOS but I cannot choose it as an UEFI boot device. Any idea why? Could it be a compatibility issue?

Thanks

[Jorgedcp · Accepted solution]

Hi,

I finally managed to use the SSD as boot device, and wanted to give feedback here.

I still dont know why or what went wrong but the fact is:  trying to do a clean WIn 10 installation on the SSD did not work in any way, Windows was installed but there was no way that the BIOS recognized the SSD as boot device.

What finally worked was cloning the HDD to the SDD. In that way the SSD is visible in the BIOS and now windows starts from the SSD and everything works fine.

So one thing is clear for me: no compatibility issues between the Menlo Maninboard and the Samsung SSD 970 EVO, which I feared at the beginning.

For the Windows installation, I created a USB stick with the Media Creator Tool. The problem seems to be there but what it is exactly I don't know...