glnz
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Can EasyBCD be used to make an older PC boot from a NVMe SSD that is inserted into a PCIe slot (using an adapter)?
I ask because I would like to upgrade the drives on two older Dell Optiplex PCs (a 7010 and a 3010) from HDD to NVMe SSD, but I am told by many that such older Optiplexes won't boot from the NVMe SSDs inserted into PCIe slots. Those older Optiplexes don't have M.2 slots -- I would insert each NVMe into an adapter card and plug the card into my available PCIe x4 slots. I am told the Optiplex will see the drive and can use it for data, but it absolutely won't boot off the drive.
One forum has a workaround for using a boot loader (called Clover) to make the PC boot from the NVMe drive in the PCIe slot, but it seems a bit complicated with potential pitfalls. See this thread:
https://www.win-raid.com/t2375f50-G...r-UEFI-BIOS-Clover-EFI-bootloader-method.html
One of my existing PCs dual-boots Win 7 Pro 64-bit and Win 10 Pro 64-bit, and I know and love iReboot and occasionally use EasyBCD only to set repeating reboots to either 7 or 10 (such as when I'm doing updates). I have never used EasyBCD for any other purpose and am a total noob as to what it does.
Is it possible that EasyBCD could do what the above thread about Clover says - can EasyBCD make my PC boot from such an inserted NVMe drive?
Thanks.
I ask because I would like to upgrade the drives on two older Dell Optiplex PCs (a 7010 and a 3010) from HDD to NVMe SSD, but I am told by many that such older Optiplexes won't boot from the NVMe SSDs inserted into PCIe slots. Those older Optiplexes don't have M.2 slots -- I would insert each NVMe into an adapter card and plug the card into my available PCIe x4 slots. I am told the Optiplex will see the drive and can use it for data, but it absolutely won't boot off the drive.
One forum has a workaround for using a boot loader (called Clover) to make the PC boot from the NVMe drive in the PCIe slot, but it seems a bit complicated with potential pitfalls. See this thread:
https://www.win-raid.com/t2375f50-G...r-UEFI-BIOS-Clover-EFI-bootloader-method.html
One of my existing PCs dual-boots Win 7 Pro 64-bit and Win 10 Pro 64-bit, and I know and love iReboot and occasionally use EasyBCD only to set repeating reboots to either 7 or 10 (such as when I'm doing updates). I have never used EasyBCD for any other purpose and am a total noob as to what it does.
Is it possible that EasyBCD could do what the above thread about Clover says - can EasyBCD make my PC boot from such an inserted NVMe drive?
Thanks.