I really feel considerably obligated to submit a response, since you’ve referenced by reply. I’m doing so within the type of a solution as an alternative of a sequence of prolonged feedback.
I’ve learn your authentic deleted query and your present query. Under is what I assume you’ve finished.
- Put in Home windows 10, macOS and/or Linux working programs on the exterior drive. The drive was related to the Mac utilizing a USB-A to SATA cable. I have no idea which macOS or Linux. Nor do I do know if the installations have been finished individually as a single boot or as some type of multiboot association. The make/mannequin of the USB-A to SATA cable was not specified. I have no idea if the cable was powered. The drive is a 512 GB Samsung, however the mannequin was not given. Data of whether or not drive is a HDD versus SDD and a pair of.5″ versus 3.5″ is omitted.
- The drive was put in a case with a USB-C port. The make/mannequin of the case was not specified. I have no idea if the case was powered.
- The case was related to the Mac utilizing both a USB-C to USB-C or USB-C to USB-A cable. I assume the cables are rated for the connection pace. For USB-C to USB-A this could possibly be as much as 5 Gb/s and for USB-C to USB-C this could possibly be as much as 10 Gb/s. Any accessible specs relating to the cables weren’t included within the query.
I’d conclude that the issue was not attributable to the Home windows 10 set up, however reasonably from a {hardware} incompatibility. Consumer Tetsujin posted the next remark to the unique query.
SATA case might change the block measurement marketed to the pc.
The drive makes use of both a 512 byte or 4096 byte sector measurement. If the case reviews the mistaken sector measurement to the Mac, then one might get a message stating a quantity is not going to mount. One other chance is the case can’t accommodate a drive as giant as 512 GB. Or, you must use a case that’s powered.
Be aware: In my posted reply, one can discover the next picture.
This a 500 GB Western Digital exterior HDD. The drive got here in its personal sealed case with a non-detachable USB-A cable. The drive was powered from the USB-A port on the 2018 Mac mini. The switch pace is as much as 480 Gb/s (USB 2.0).
Extra Home windows Set up Steps
You might have coated this subject in your gist.
After I posted my reply, the 2018 Mac mini was pretty new. The (U)EFI booting set up used a current launch of the Home windows Assist Software program for the 2018 Mac mini. Set up issues have been recognized to happen when the Home windows Assist Software program for a given Mac has aged. For instance, there may be this query involving a BIOS booting Home windows 11, the place the answer was to enter Audit mode to carry out an early set up of software program updates from each Apple and Microsoft.
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