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Can't Install Windows 10 to a GPT Partition
I'm pulling my hair out here.
PROBLEM:
Can't install Windows 10 x64 from an OEM disk ... to a Samsung 850 EVO 500Gb SSD ... on a GPT partition. It installs instead on a MBR partition.
SPECS:
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7
Bios version: F4
SSD: Samsung 850 EVO 500Gb ... bare and never used ... this is Drive 0 (aka Drive C)
Media: Windows 10 x64 OEM disk
i7-6700K
WHAT I DID:
In the bios I set "Windows 8/10 Features" to "Windows 8/10" and set "CSM Support" to "Enabled" (default). I inserted the windows 10 disk into the DVD drive. I booted and hit F12 to set the boot priority to the DVD drive ... F12 detected the SSD and 2 instances of the DVD drive ... one contained the UEFI string and the other didn't. (Note that if "CSM Support" is set to "Disabled" ... NO drives are detected.) I booted using the DVD drive with the UEFI string. Windows started to load but did not give me an option of HOW to format the SSD ... it only gave me the option TO format the SSD and no other information. In the end Windows 10 was installed on a MBR partition rather than a GPT partition. I tried this twice using bare and never used SSD's and had the same result both times. As I understand it ... if I boot to the DVD drive that contains the UEFI string and the Windows 10 disk ... Windows 10 should be installed on a GPT partition. Evidently I'm missing something.
QUESTIONS:
1. What am I missing ... how do I install Windows 10 on a SSD and a GPT partition?
2. Any particular bios settings to be aware of ... or something else such as software or drivers?
3. How do I delete all partitions on the SSD so I can start over?
When you reply assume I'm an idiot ... I'm really not ... but specificity is always helpful.
Thanks!
KenB