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09-11-2024 10:08 AM
Hi
I am using HP ENVY 4 (model: 1080-ee)
It has 1TB HDD with windows 7 running perfectly fine
I have recently installed an mSATA SSD of 100 GB on it
Windows & is still running fine after installing mSATA
But to install win 11 on it is next to impossible
Somehow, I have dump the image of win 11 24H2 on it
its running perfectly but only when I disconnect 1TB HDD
as soon as I connect HDD, it again boot into win 7
My 1st question:
how to make my SSD boot firstly than HDD?
My 2nd question:
I am able to run win 11 only by dumping image of other system
How can i clean install win 11 on mSATA SSD without disconnecting HDD?
09-11-2024 04:46 PM
Looks like mSATA is a cache drive, not boot drive therefore you have to
1. Disable the cache drive first
2. Remove HDD
3. Remove old mSATA and install new mSATA
4. Run machine for few days
5. When happy then put old HDD back
Actually, I don't think Windows 11 would install to your machine
Regards.
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09-18-2024 03:01 AM
Thanks for your answer
Please explain why cant I install OS on a cache SSD?
How to make cache SSD bootable?
how come cache SSD is different for boot SSD?
How to check whether my SSD is really a cache SSD or else (my ssd model LMT-32L3M)?
How come its not letting me install win 11 or win 10, but a ghost image (.gho file) of win 11 pro when dumped on this SSD runs win 11 succesffully?
need your help please