On 19.04.21 10:31, Michal Suchánek wrote:
It's not about the BIOS being able to access the boot disk but about windows preloading the correct driver to be able to read from the disk once the NT kernel starts. And it can easily happen when you change your storage configuration - such as when you replace your storage controller - either discreate or the one built into your mainboard.
Just switch your SATA controller from "Legacy" to "AHCI" in BIOS and try to get by without reinstallation of Windows ;-) (yes, it's possible, but it is not easy for the uninitiated).
And here the usability of Linux is much better than Windows, actually.
Well, the same stunt on Linux back then also included the "use a rescue CD to boot..." ;-) -- Stefan Seyfried "For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for nature cannot be fooled." -- Richard Feynman