CompTIA A+ Core 1 (220-1101) — Question 295

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?

Answer options

• 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.

Correct answer: B

Explanation

The most likely reason for the issue is that the BIOS does not have NVMe boot drivers, which prevents it from recognizing the NVMe drive as a bootable option. While an inactive boot partition (A) or an MBR partition (C) could cause boot issues, they are not the primary cause in this scenario. The drive being out of space (D) is also irrelevant to the inability to boot.