Keep the USB Drive plugged in?

Post by **jlthorburn** » Tue Sep 15, 2020 7:04 pm

OK All...

After cloning systems files from the 64 GB EMMC to a 120GB SSD on my T11 mini and changing BIOS boot order to SSD #1 and EMMC # 2. Windows boots and has Drive (C:) listed as "windows 120GB" and now list drive (D:) "windows 64 GB"

Once the desktop opens I get the following Pop Up Message:

"Keep the USB drive plugged in. Only remove it after your PC has shut down completely. Otherwise, your Windows To Go workspace might crash and you could lose data."

I have no external USB drive plugged in?

So what does this mean? Am I truly running windows from the SSD? Or does windows think the SSD is a USB drive and is running windows as a "To Go Workspace"? If it is the later I am not sure there is any advantage to run windows from the SSD.

Please advise the best way to run windows system on this mysterious T11. My only reason to clone the operating system to the SSD was to get faster performance. If running OS on EMMC is the better choice then so be it.

I am starting to get the sense this Mini T11 is like my old Packard Bell 75 Pentium very proprietary.

Thanks in advance,

John

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Post by **Gabe** » Tue Sep 15, 2020 11:15 pm

John,

I believe the problem is that the T11 sees the add on SSD as a USB drive. I believe this is also the reason that the admin stated that the T11 can't run from an add on HDD/SSD, though I think it's more that it can't run properly from an add on HDD/SSD, like the AK/GK models can. Even further, it sounds like the unit may be "confused" and think that the add on SSD is a Windows to Go USB, which is actually only fully available in the Enterprise versions of Windows 10. Very strange.

So, from the sound of it, while the add on drive is okay for storage, it's not going to work as you hoped for a system drive, or at least not in the proper manner.

My advice would be to stick with the onboard storage of the T11 for the system drive, but I'm only an ACEPC owner, like you, so my advice is just personal, not official.

Post by **admin** » Wed Sep 16, 2020 7:15 am

Due to CPU limitations, T11 cannot connect an external hard disk as a system disk. Please understand.

Post by **jlthorburn** » Thu Sep 17, 2020 2:56 am

OK,

Removed SSD. Now booting from EMMC. Upon restart I see script run and then upon completion of script I must enter "exit" to launch windows. Can we clean this up and go direct to windows?

Post by **admin** » Fri Sep 18, 2020 3:03 am

Please check whether the first startup item in the BIOS is correct. This kind of problem may occur during an abnormal shutdown.

Post by **jlthorburn** » Thu Sep 24, 2020 1:06 am

Checked Boot order in BIOS and EMMC is 1st. still getting the script run upon restart and have to enter exit to load windows?

Post by **admin** » Thu Sep 24, 2020 5:51 am

Please attach your abnormal picture or video to let us know more about your problem.

Post by **jlthorburn** » Fri Sep 25, 2020 5:29 pm

Please see attached file....

Again script runs upon restart and I have to enter <exit> to enter windows?

John

Post by **jlthorburn** » Mon Sep 28, 2020 12:34 pm

Yep Boot order caused this.

Changed order to #1 Boot Manager #2 Built in EFI.

Problem solved.

John

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