T440s cannot boot from SSD m2?

Hello guys, I have configured my t440s with a 1 t HARD drive.

I just installed the 128g m2 SSD and intend to install the system on the SSD and use storage HARD drive.

However, I've hit trouble during the installation of the system.

I did a restore system USB and booted from that drive. There is no way to select which drive to install. So I called Lenovo. Technical support, said that the recovery image will automatically install on the main 2.5 inch HDD.

Fine, I disconnected the HARD drive and hoping the recovery USB will be smart enough to install the system on my SSD m2.
It worked, sort of. When I reboot the system of my main 2.5 inches 1 to HDD, I can see that the installation is complete. Program Files... BLABLABLA all of them are in the SSD m2.

However, the laptop can NOT boot from SSD. I can see the ssd in the startup list, but it does not start.

I put the boot to legacy mode.
I did something wrong?
Thank you guys!

This will work, but not from the recovery. You need to install a Linux distribution and do a clean install of Win7/8. If you opt for a clean installation, do not forget everything first to download the drivers for network (ethernet/wlan/wwan) from the lenovo website.

alfreddot12

NB: I have a T440p with a m2-128 GB-mydigitalssd as the boot device, and the SSD installed sata factory as the storage data. The SSD of m2 is recognized as the second disc. In this respect. There a big difference between the T440s and the T440p in this regard.

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