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    Alienware 17 R2: Can't boot from SD slot?

    Discussion in '2015+ Alienware 13 / 15 / 17' started by Synomenon, Aug 14, 2015.

  1. Synomenon

    Synomenon Notebook Guru

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    Ok so I created Windows 10x64 Pro. install media on a SDXC card. Can't get the 17R2 to boot from it. Is there any way to get the 17R2 to boot from the SD slot? I've tried adding a new boot option in the BIOS, but when I do that, it doesn't see the SD card.

    I used Microsoft's media creation tool to make this SDXC boot media.
     
    Synomenon, Aug 14, 2015
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    lilw Notebook Guru

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    I have tried use SD card to boot windows one time, and after several boot, my SD card just died. So I try to avoid use SD Card as boot. The USB 3.0 would boot faster.
     
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    You did something wrong then. I've been using SD cards as boot / OS install media for years. Just make sure to slide the write-protect switch to the "On" position so your data on the card doesn't get over-written or corrupted.

    That's another thing SD cards have over flash drives; their write-protect switch.
     
    Synomenon, Aug 15, 2015
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