

#Ares clover efi bootloader install
Install your drivers and tweak your Windows as you wish and don't forget your vendors NVMe driver for highest performance!Ĭredits go to the laptop is SONY VAIO SVP1322YCW as following information: If you followed the guide correctly, the Clover-EFI bootloader should detect your Windows installation and boot from it. (Windows 7 / Server 2008 users, please read the notes at the start of this guide under "What do we need?")Ĭontinue with your Windows setup and delete all partitions on your NVMe-drive. Pick your Windowsinstallation media via EFI-Boot. Setup the freshly created stick as primary boot device. UEFI: If possible, disable CSM or change the Storage Oprom to "UEFI only". Reboot your machine and enter your BIOS/UEFI. It should be listed at the very end.Įdit \EFI\CLOVER\ist with your favorite Editor. You can check if the driver is loaded properly by opening the Clover-EFI-Shell and just typing "drivers". I can't tell you if it will work like described. NOTE to Legacy BIOS users: In case that it won't work like this, copy it to both folders. Else Windows f%#&s around.)Ĭopy \EFI\CLOVER\drivers-Off\drivers64\NvmExpressDxe-64.efi. Just boot a linuxbased distribution with (g)parted and wipe all partitions + create a ntfs filesystem on it. (This happened to me sometimes, when fooling around with different bootloader/filesystem-settings. When it's done, check if you can see a 200MB Partition in your Windows Explorer with files in it. Softly click on "Format Disk" and wait for the magic. (For internal SATA-Devices, you need to go to Options > Configuration > Enable Fixed Disks > OK.) Insert the USB flash drive or SD-card into your machine. Your PCIe SSD should be installed into your machine. I will add it as an alternative option to my guide. If you find another way to install it without endangering the whole disk, just tell me. Keep in mind that this installer will wipe the selected disk completely, so backup your data beforehand. In BDU, you still have to enable the listing of internal, fixed disks first. But check first if you have a cardreader, especially when you own a notebook.

A good reason to install it to a SATA-device might be, that you don't have any USB-ports left or if you are using a notebook (I don't consider sticking out USB-drives as a permanent and convenient solution). If your legacy BIOS does not support USB-boot, then you shouldn't stick in a PCIe SSD into your machine anyways. You also don't have to worry about data-loss when updating it. It's easily replaceable and fastforward to install.

Alternatively you can also use a SATA-device, but I won't cover the installation to a internal harddisk/SSD in this guide, as I like the concept of a seperate USB-flash for the Clover-EFI bootloader. a plain USB flash drive or SD-card if a cardreader is present
#Ares clover efi bootloader windows 10
Detailed guide here: Installing Windows 7 on an NVME SSD (from a USB 3.0 thumbdrive) - I will use Windows 10 in this guide) You need to insert the Windows 7 / Server 2008 NVMe driver before installing or insert the appropriate "F6-driver" by your vendor while choosing your installation disk in the Windows Installation Setup. Bootable Windows 7 - 10 installationmedia (USB or a plain optical disc) Since the thread opener Nyctophilia hasn't been online for a very long time and his guide may not be up-to-date anymore, I recommend to read do we need?
