Exam 220-1101 topic 1 question 286 discussion

Actual exam question from CompTIA's 220-1101

Question #: 286
Topic #: 1

A technician needs to install an NVMe drive in an old computer using a PCIe 4X card. The technician installs Windows on the drive and reboots the computer. An error message appears stating there is no bootable device found. The technician checks the BIOS but cannot select the new drive as a boot device. Which of the following is MOST likely causing the issue?

A. The boot partition is not set as active.
B. The BIOS does not have NVMe boot drivers.
C. The NVMe drive has an MBR partition.
D. The NVMe drive is out of space.

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Suggested Answer: B 🗳️

by Migzz at Dec. 19, 2023, 7:53 a.m.

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edwinv

Highly Voted 1 year ago

Selected Answer: B

The MOST likely cause of the issue where the technician cannot select the new NVMe drive as a boot device in the BIOS is: B. The BIOS does not have NVMe boot drivers. Explanation: NVMe (Non-Volatile Memory Express) drives often require specific drivers to be recognized by the system's BIOS for booting purposes. If the BIOS does not have the necessary NVMe boot drivers, it may not detect the NVMe drive as a valid boot device. Checking the BIOS and not being able to select the new drive as a boot device indicates a compatibility issue with the drive and the system's BIOS.

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Migzz

Most Recent 1 year, 2 months ago

B is the correct answer. In older computers, the BIOS or UEFI firmware might not support booting from an NVMe drive, especially if the NVMe technology was introduced after the motherboard was manufactured. Hope this helps

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