Windows installer doesn't work?

Anonymous
2019-03-03T03:18:06+00:00

So I'm having a bit of a weird issue. I've installed windows 10 on a few computers before and have never run into this until now. I recently bought an ssd to boot my OS from, but running the install media usb doesn't seem to work right. I only used windows 10's install media tool. I should also mention I only have a keyboard, mouse, monitor and the install usb plugged in.

I created the usb (twice now), then shut my pc off, removed the existing hdd, then plugged in the ssd and the usb with the install tool on it. I boot into setup, make sure the drive is all unallocated space, and then hit new. I let it create the necessary partitions and then click next. I've also tried just clicking next with a totally blank ssd.

The setup tool runs normally, prompts a restart which is when I remove the install usb, if I don't remove the usb then it loops back to the installer again. When I remove the usb and then restart though, my pc prompts me to insert boot media into the drive and press any key. It doesnt seem to actually install the necessary files to download and install windows 10. No matter what I do, after the install media tool finishes and causes a restart I cannot continue with the installation. 

Any help would be greatly appreciated. I know it isn't a problem with another component because plugging in the original hard drive works fine. I've also plugged both drives in and scanned for errors on the ssd to no avail. I checked and there are files being installed on the ssd. It seems to work normally otherwise so I dont think it's a bad drive either.

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  1. VARADHARAJAN K 9,726 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2019-03-03T19:47:12+00:00

    0.remove HDD  from computer 

    1.  make usb bootaBle pendrive selecting target as bios or uefi csm mode.

    1. use Rufus software to make USB boot 
    2. convert the SSD disk  as. GPT format .

    4.install the Windows .

    1. keep USB until logged on windows

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  2. Anonymous
    2019-03-03T20:04:36+00:00

    I did update my firmware after you asked. I just forgot to mention it in my explanation. I also wiped the ssd with clean in cmd. I did not test disabling uefi as I'm not sure how. CSM has to be enabled for the system to recognize the ssd. I tried to turn off safe boot but I'm not able to. I did set the OS type from windows uefi to other OS though which did not work either. I took pictures of everything I thought was relevant. If I missed anything still please let me know.

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  3. Anonymous
    2019-03-03T20:17:20+00:00

    Hi,

    One screen I would like to see is the Bios Boot Selection tab...

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  4. Anonymous
    2019-03-03T20:18:00+00:00

    I notice right away that you have the SATA controllers disabled for all but an eSATA drive on PORT 5.. Is there such a drive built-in that you may not know about? Physically check all ports to make sure only the SSD is plugged into SATA 1 port which is set only to AHCI.

    Then disable eSATA in port 5, enable AHCI only on Port 1 then make sure your SSD is plugged into it only.

    This was hinted at by your Drive appearing as Disk2 which for a lone drive is usually indicative of a wrong setting.

    Then change back to UEFI, make sure SATA settings remain set correctly and boot UEFI media.

    I see a setting for DirectKey Enabled that's also possibly wrong, diverting that key into BIOS.  What are choices?

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  5. Anonymous
    2019-03-03T20:20:31+00:00

    It should be uefi then. The uefi install drive runs and the legacy one doesn't. I'll try running an image for legacy from rufus just in case it happens to work. I've installed windows from scratch many times before and I've never run into this issue. It seems like all the files are on my ssd but yet the pc will not boot from it.

    This is indeed a samsung s700 pro ssd running on an asus m5a99fx pro r2.0 board. The firmware version is 2501, the newest I could find. I'm starting to wonder if maybe the drive is just not compatible with my motherboard but that doesn't make sense to me. It should be, and even if it wasn't compatible then I wouldn't get anywhere near finishing the installation off the usb drive.

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