NVMe SSD not showing up in BIOS

[VASUDEV_B]

That's right Erico but EFI partition was forcefully installed in SSHD although the windows installation was performed on NVME drive. I'm afraid that it had to dependent with SSHD as long as we don't find any option to enable NVME in boot menu. Weird limitations of HP!

[erico]

The BCD can be edited to a proper path. Microsoft and many others give examples on how to do that.

https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=how+to+edit+bcdedit+file

I would definitely remove that extra partition on the SSHD.

"but EFI partition was forcefully installed in SSHD"

Was it manually installed on the SSHD? I don't recall mention of that.

[VASUDEV_B]

EFI partition was forcefully installed in SSHD during windows installation and not via manual process. Let me brief the process history. I tried installing windows via bootable USB drive. Once installation was initiated, I had deleted all the partition of my SSHD drive at partition manager/menu thus ensuring that I had windows data only on my NVME drive. Post deleting the SSHD partition, I chose NVME drive to install windows which lead to copying of respective system files. Once file copy was completed, machine restarted but unfortunately it threw error as it booted via SSHD (Empty Partition) and not via NVME. Whilst, when I was trying to change the boot drive to NVME, To my surprise NVME didn't pop up in boot menu Hence I applied Work around suggested by HP community to use boot explorer and booted from bootx64.efi which eventually had created EFI partition in SSHD. Having said that, I don't think EFI partition will never be created on NVME unless we see the NVME in boot menu.

" Rapidly tap F9 for Boot Options Menu.

Arrow down to Boot from EFI File.

Select the long line of text that starts with No Volume Label, etc etc.

Choose <EFI>

Arrow down to <Boot>

Arrow down to bootx64.efi "

[erico]

So when you installed  Windows to the NVMe SSD, the SSHD was still plugged in?

[VASUDEV_B]

Yes, that's right. 

[erico · Accepted solution]

I would unplug it and then install Windows. 

That is what has worked for me when I am doing installs in systems with multiple installed hard disks.

[VASUDEV_B]

I would agree with your suggestions but in my case since NVME is not detected in BIOS it makes no sense in removing the SSHD.

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Hi, @VASUDEV_B 

I recommend that you give Erico's suggestion to temporarily disconnect the 2.5" drive and install Windows, a try.

You have nothing to lose, and everything to gain.

Even if the NVMe SSD is not detected in the BIOS with the 2.5" drive disconnected, you should be able to install W10 on it.

W10 should find the drive, and install.

You can even use the HP cloud recovery tool to create a bootable USB recovery drive that will reinstall W10, the drivers and the software that originally came with your notebook.

Here is an info link for how to use that utility...

HP Consumer PCs - Using the HP Cloud Recovery Tool (Windows 10) | HP® Customer Support

[VASUDEV_B]

Thanks VH2000, Erico and Paul for helping me with this long pending issue. Finally I was able to boot windows from NVME but independent of SSHD as per your suggestions. Weird part is that system was able to recognize my NVME drive in boot menu post system partition was created during windows installation. This process was quite deceiving and made me to be skeptical to install OS in NVME without SSHD drive. To make it simple, installing OS in NVME with other hard disks plugged out should fix the issue.

[Paul_Tikkanen]

You're very welcome.