https://forum.asrock.com/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Wed, 29 Apr 2026 22:32:16 +0000 Sun, 13 Aug 2023 04:12:05 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.04 360 https://forum.asrock.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=26292 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums_black.png https://forum.asrock.com/ https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=26292&PID=106982&title=nvme-windows-10-boot-partition-not-detected#106982 Author: M440
Subject: 26292
Posted: 13 Aug 2023 at 4:12am

you need an EFI partition with startup files, don't you?]]> Sun, 13 Aug 2023 04:12:05 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=26292&PID=106982&title=nvme-windows-10-boot-partition-not-detected#106982 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=26292&PID=106977&title=nvme-windows-10-boot-partition-not-detected#106977 Author: MickStacko
Subject: 26292
Posted: 12 Aug 2023 at 11:19pm

Solved.
Turns out the nvme drive partition had still MBR instead of GPT. For some reason I was sure it had GPT.

Anyone else dealing with this issue, the fix is less than 5 minutes, see here
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/deployment/mbr-to-gpt

This way i did not need to reinstall windows or deal with licensing.
Pro tip: If first step fails, shrink your main partition by 200 MB for new partition.]]> Sat, 12 Aug 2023 23:19:54 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=26292&PID=106977&title=nvme-windows-10-boot-partition-not-detected#106977 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=26292&PID=106973&title=nvme-windows-10-boot-partition-not-detected#106973 Author: MickStacko
Subject: 26292
Posted: 12 Aug 2023 at 4:23pm

I am upgrading from my currently working 6y old system to a new one.

My plan is to use new components for the new system, but use the NVMe drive from my old system to not reinstall windows.
I used this approach successfully in the past without issues however it was from asrock + Intel Cpu -> other MBBrand + Intel CPU

Right now, the new machine detects the nvme drive in bios but is not booting from it. I cant select is as boot option. The nvme drive however works perfectly fine in the old system without issues.

specs:
old system ->   new system
Asrock Fatality Z170K4 -> Asrock B650 Riptide (bios v1.28)
Intel i7-6700K   -> AMD Ryzen 7950X3D
16GB DDR4      -> 32GB DDR5

The 4 post status LEDs are off, so cpu+ ram seem to be fine.
GPU is not installed yet (since the nvme slot is under it)

I do have 2 nvme drives, both have the same issue: both work fine and boot up on the old system (asrock+intel) but dont boot on the new system (Asrock+AMD).

Can my plan work out or do I really need to reinstall windows?

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