Bios bootup - Predator Helios 16（Predator PH16-71) How to choose different SSD during bootup
Presently the BIOS (V1.15 Insyde) under Boot, does not allow selection of different SSDs available, it only shows "Microsoft Boot Manager". So, how to select different SSD for bootup ?
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There are two M.2 PCIe x4 slots, which support Gen 4 SSDs. If you are using a NVMe SSD as boot drive consider swapping ports.
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The "Microsoft Boot Manager" only boots from your Predator PH16-71 boot SSD1 drive slot of your laptop, you can't change that unless you don't have a drive in SSD1 boot slot, as then the laptop will boot from SSD2 slave slot drive, there are no on the fly options.
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I found a round-about way of selecting the choice of either SSD'0' or SSD'1' during bootup on Acer Helios 16:
Step (A) during 1st bootup, press F2 to Enter Bios → F1 Advanced Features → Main (ensure to UNSELECT F12, otherwise step B below will not work !)
Step (B) perform 2nd boot and quickly press F12 → Windows light blue screen appears "SELECT AN OPERATING SYSTEM", prompting you to select either of two volumes (i.e. volume 7 for my SSD '0' or volume 3 for my SSD '1'). Here I can select "volume 3" corresponding to my SSD "1".
Hoolah !
(P/S: Acer should really consider removing the restriction of only allowing bootup on SSD "0"; otherwise it defeats the purpose of having two internal SSD slots !)
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