Which SSD and what memory?

[Nick]

When I try to turn off secure boot, it warns me that the computer might not be bootable, and that is, of course, concerning. Shall I go forward?

[Rustys]

On that drive run a CHKDSK /r

Depending on the size of the drive may take some time to complete.

[jmarket]

Or why not try installing the ssd and put a clean fresh copy of 10 on it?

[Rustys]

Or why not try installing the ssd and put a clean fresh copy of 10 on it?

This would be the best idea. For some reason Nick can not get the system to change boot orders.

[DOUGIE]

This would be the best idea. For some reason Nick can not get the system to change boot orders.

That tells me the Bios could be corrupted.
Has the Bios been saved to defaults?
Is there a Bios update available?

[Nick]

That tells me the Bios could be corrupted.
Has the Bios been saved to defaults?
Is there a Bios update available?

I actually just updated the BIOS from A09 to A12.

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[Nick]

This would be the best idea. For some reason Nick can not get the system to change boot orders.

We’d have the problem of not being able to boot from the installation CD. I also have a copy of Microsoft Office Home & Student 2016 and I’m not sure you can migrate that without buying a new copy. I still have the product key for it, but I don’t know.

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[Nick]

With a quick internet search, It seems to be a common problem to not be able to boot from CD or USB with Aptio BIOS.

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[DOUGIE]

Did you happen to read this thread in it’s entirety?
It had the same Bios.
They managed a workaround.

Can't change Asus BOOT order | Tom's Guide Forum

[Nick]

Results from the CHKDSK:
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Windows\system32>CHKDSK G: /R
The type of the file system is NTFS.
Volume label is OS.

CHKDSK is verifying files (stage 1 of 5)…
423936 file records processed.
File verification completed.
7814 large file records processed.
0 bad file records processed.
73854 EA records processed.
111 reparse records processed.
CHKDSK is verifying indexes (stage 2 of 5)…
506834 index entries processed.
Index verification completed.
0 unindexed files scanned.
0 unindexed files recovered.
CHKDSK is verifying security descriptors (stage 3 of 5)…
423936 file SDs/SIDs processed.
Security descriptor verification completed.
41450 data files processed.
CHKDSK is verifying Usn Journal…
34583920 USN bytes processed.
Usn Journal verification completed.
CHKDSK is verifying file data (stage 4 of 5)…
423920 files processed.
File data verification completed.
CHKDSK is verifying free space (stage 5 of 5)…
97535325 free clusters processed.
Free space verification is complete.
CHKDSK discovered free space marked as allocated in the
master file table (MFT) bitmap.
CHKDSK discovered free space marked as allocated in the volume bitmap.
Windows has made corrections to the file system.

474053631 KB total disk space.
83232860 KB in 231971 files.
132996 KB in 41451 indexes.
0 KB in bad sectors.
546471 KB in use by the system.
65536 KB occupied by the log file.
390141304 KB available on disk.

  4096 bytes in each allocation unit.

118513407 total allocation units on disk.
97535326 allocation units available on disk.

C:\Windows\system32>

[Nick]

Did you happen to read this thread in it’s entirety?
It had the same Bios.
They managed a workaround.

Can't change Asus BOOT order | Tom's Guide Forum

I’ve seen that stuff about changing the CSM or whatever, but I can’t seem to find that in my Aptio BIOS… I know for sure, that contacting Dell doesn’t help.

[Rustys]

Turn off secure boot see if that give you access.

When you select Boot #2 and hit enter what does it do?

Since you have done the update did that help?

Has the Bios been saved to defaults?

Have you reset the BIOS to factory?

We’d have the problem of not being able to boot from the installation CD.

Have you tried F12 during the post to see if you can access the one time boot to other device function?

NOTE: With some BIOS’s the can be changed to a different Function key and or may need to be activated in the BIOS.

[Nick]

Turn off secure boot see if that give you access.

With secure boot off, I didn’t see any changes and I still had the same 3 boot options.

When you select Boot #2 and hit enter what does it do?

Again, the only 3 options for booting are Windows Boot Manager, NIC IPV4, and NIC IPV6. The boot options #1, #2, and #3 thing is just so you can rearrange those options.

Since you have done the update did that help?

I did the update before I received the SSD so I don’t know… for some reason, I recall being able to boot into a live CD with Ubuntu on it with the old BIOS but I’m not sure if that was because there’s a “hidden option” or if it’s just the old BIOS not being a crap sack.

Have you reset the BIOS to factory?

I restored the BIOS settings to the default and nothing has changed.

Have you tried F12 during the post to see if you can access the one time boot to other device function?

F12 just brings up the boot option list with the same 3 boot options.

[Rustys]

Turn on the Legacy BIOS.

Also to enter your BIOS do you enter in a password?

What is the model of the Dell?

[Nick]

Turn on the Legacy BIOS.

Also to enter your BIOS do you enter in a password?

What is the model of the Dell?

Can I give you a hug? Turning the legacy BIOS on gave me full options to boot from anything I wanted and change the boot order with all the things. Now I can boot from my disk with Acronis True Image just fine.