anyone try to reinstall windows 10 on the Dell 7370?

I'm having issues trying to reinstall windows 10 on the Latitude 7370, when it ask where i want to install windows, it does not pick up any drives. I found some info on dell's website but my bios does not have the options that the instructions ask for.

1. CSM (Compatibility Support Module) is enabled by default on the Boot screen in your BIOS. Click on CSM to show further options.
   
   
2. Look for the option Launch Storage OpROM Policy within CSM. Change the default setting from Legacy Onlyto UEFI Only.
   
   
3. In the Storage Configuration screen the SATA mode is default set to AHCI, which can change to RAID or IDE. (DO NOT set IDE at any point.) Most often this will be left as AHCI, as you may be using additional SATA drivers or have one of the AHCI PCIe SSDs.
   
   
4. Save and Exit from the BIOS and then go back into it.
   
   
5. Your PCIe SSD drive may not show in the Storage Configuration screen or Boot Order List, but make sure your Windows Installation Media (Whether USB or Optical Drive) does show in the Boot Order list.
   
   
6. You should see UEFI: <Installation Media Device Name> entry in the list. (Where <Installation Media Device Name> is the Device you have the installation media on.)
   
   
7. If you see one with an AHCI prefix - Ignore it. You must use the one with the UEFI prefix.
   
   
8. Once you've selected the UEFI entry, Save and Exit from the BIOS again. The Windows Installation should begin.
   
   
9. The windows Install is as normal. Follow a guide appropriate for the version you are installing.
   
   
10. Once Windows has installed, the boot drive should show in the BIOS Boot Order list as Windows Boot Loader or Windows Boot Loader : <SSD Name>, depending on your BIOS version.
    
    
11. Remember if you are using a PCIe NVMe SSD, install the driver from the drive's manufacturer.
    

Note : Best Practice for a Windows Install is to only have the desired boot drive powered during

Can somone help me?

thanks

 

What kind of drive to you have in the machine?
Do you have the "SATA mode" set to AHCI or RAID in the BIOS? If it is RAID, you will need to load the Intel Rapid Storage driver before you will be able to see the drive from Windows setup.

 

its comes standard with a M.2 NVMe SSD

 

Even so, if RAID is on (instead of AHCI) in the BIOS, you will need to install Intel Rapid Storage drivers. Most Dell systems come with RAID on by default even if you didn't not configure a RAID array.

You can download them here --- https://downloadcenter.intel.com/do...echnology-Intel-RST-RAID-Driver?product=55005
Get the "f6flpy" file and unzip it onto a flash drive, then at Windows setup when it shows no drives, click the "Load driver" option and point it to this.

 

So I got it to install, but now the computer wont boot up lol. It says no boot device found. press any key to reboot the machine. When i stick the usb drive it then it brings me back to reinstalling windows

 

If you are pressing F12 to boot your Windows install media, make sure that you are picking the boot option that lines up with how you have boot configured in the BIOS.
Legacy boot selected in BIOS - Use legacy boot option at F12 menu
UEFI boot selected in BIOS - Use UEFI boot option at F12 menu
Sometimes it will give you both options at the F12 menu and you have to pick the correct one.
UEFI is preferred for new installs.

If you pick the wrong one, the installer will set Windows up to boot with the wrong method and you will get a "no boot device" error.

 

thanks that did the trick! but everytime i reboot it, i have to hit f12 and select my SSD, is there a way to default it to the SSD so i dont have to fit f12 every single time?

 

Go to BIOS setup and switch the boot option from Legacy to UEFI or vice versa. (Looks like you booted the Windows 10 installer with the wrong one.)

 

thank you very much! that did the trick. should i turn back on secure boot? i also had to switch my SATA back to raid on? I had to switch it from Raid On to ACHI when i installed the OS.

 

Secure Boot only works if you are using UEFI boot (no reason to have it off in that case). If you switched to legacy boot, the easiest way to switch to UEFI is to do a fresh install and make sure you choose the UEFI boot option from the F12 menu when loading the Windows installer.

If you switch from AHCI to RAID after Windows is installed, Windows will not boot. You have to take special preparations to make this switch. However, it doesn't matter if you weren't using any RAID arrays, you can just leave it alone. (To install Windows with RAID turned on, load the Intel Rapid Storage drivers as I described above.)