Windows 10 install not detecting HD after wipe.

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  1. Posts : 36
    Windows 10 Pro
       #1

    Windows 10 install not detecting HD after wipe.


    Hello again. I purchased a new HP Victus 016 and wanted to wipe the HD and merge the recovery partition with the main partition so I would have one drive that I could partition later on. I've done this with all of my new computers using Parted Magic. I then partition the unallocated space into two partitions, C and D, install windows on C, and use D for storage.

    The first thing that happened was, Parted Magic would not load on a USB boot. So I used G Parted instead. That loaded on USB boot and I was able to delete the two partitions to unallocated space, but could not merge them.

    So I left the partitions as unallocated space and tried to install W10 from USB stick. I select Custom Install when prompted and it takes me to "Where do you want to install Windows", but there are no drives shown. A message below says "We couldn't find any drives. To get a storage driver, click Load driver."

    When I got the driver from Intel and put it on a separate USB stick, the setup program did not find it when I hit "Load Driver", perhaps because it's a .exe file?

    I have gone back into G Parted several times and changed the disk settings from primary partition to extended partition. Also change the file system to NTFS and even tried Fat32. The default file system is ext4. Nothing has worked.

    This is another first for me. I've never had windows fail to see an unallocated partition, so I'm at a loss for how to proceed. G Parted shows the two unallocated partitions as 27.25 GiB and 476.94 GiB, but windows install cannot see them.

    I'm thinking there must be a particular way to format the partitions in G Parted so windows will see them, but I don't know how to configure them.

    Any suggestions? Thank you.

    HD: Intel hbrpeknx0202ah (512GB)
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  2. Posts : 2,800
    Windows 7 Pro
       #2

    Hi,

    You need your storage driver in "inf" format to be able to load it in Windows Setup. Some also have what is called Boot-Start Driver Distribution Disk

    A boot-start driver distribution disk is a medium, such as a floppy disk or USB flash drive, that contains a TxtSetup.oem file and the related driver files.
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  3. Posts : 6,247
    Windows 11 Pro - Windows 7 HP - Lubuntu
       #3

    To delete the partitions on the drive you must have to boot from another drive, Was it from a Win 10 installation drive?

    "So I used G Parted instead. That loaded on USB boot and I was able to delete the two partitions to unallocated space, but could not merge them."
    This is because it has another partition (MS reserved?) between the two unallocated space.

    Boot from a Win 10 installation drive as UEFI. At the Windows Setup screen, press Shift+F10 simultaneously to open a command line prompt. Type
    diskpart
    list disk (Take note of the drive number. See if the drive has a * under GPT column)
    sel disk n (replace n with drive number found above)
    Clean
    Exit

    Now try to install Win 10. Make the two partitions and install on the first one (Win install will create EFI, MSR, C: and Recovery partition from it)
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  4. Posts : 36
    Windows 10 Pro
    Thread Starter
       #4

    Thanks for reply.

    Ok, windows sees the drivers now, but when I select hide drivers that are not compatible with hardware, all of them disappear. I tried all of the uncompatible ones, but still windows cannot detect HD. I used the s/n that G Parted showed and downloaded the x86 and x64 versions from Intel site. HP site has only .exe files.

    Do you know of a way to use G Parted to configure the partitions so windows will see them?
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  5. Posts : 2,800
    Windows 7 Pro
       #5

    Your Problem lies in the missing driver not with Partitions created on the drive.

    Can you obtain the GUID of the missing storage controller

    Ex:
    Windows 10 install not detecting HD after wipe.-screenshot00214.jpg
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  6. Posts : 36
    Windows 10 Pro
    Thread Starter
       #6

    "Boot from a Win 10 installation drive as UEFI. "

    I do not see a way to choose UEFI. How do I boot as UEFI?

    Diskpart sees only the USB stick that my windows install media is on.

    I have gone into diskpart earlier and tried all of the commands that would normally show the drives, but again, it only sees the USB stick.

    The boot drive that I deleted the partitions with was the USB stick with G Parted.

    - - - Updated - - -

    "Your Problem lies in the missing driver not with Partitions created on the drive.

    Can you obtain the GUID of the missing storage controller"

    I cannot boot the machine into windows at all. If I try to start without the W10 install media it says there is no OS installed.

    How can I obtain the GUID? When I search google it doesn't take me to the information you have shown.

    - - - Updated - - -

    Ok success! I searched the HD specs a different way and found a driver that works.

    Windows now sees the partitions and allows me to resize them and install OS.

    Thanks for all the replies. I know I put you guys through hell sometimes and I always appreciate the feedback.

    Cheers!
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  7. Posts : 6,247
    Windows 11 Pro - Windows 7 HP - Lubuntu
       #7

    FYI
    Windows can be installed in two ways: Legacy-MBR or UEFI-GPT
    To install as Legacy-MBR you must boot the installation drive as Legacy
    To install as UEFI-GPT you must boot the installation drive as UEFI.

    As you have a new MB, you should install as UEFI-GPT
    Detach any other drives (SATA or Power cable) from the MB.

    During POST, press F12(?) to launch the boot menu. You will see two options for the USB drive. USB UEFI (Name) and USB (Name). Select USB UEFI (Name).
    Go to install and delete ALL partitions on the SSD till you have one and only one unallocated space and then proceed.
    If you don't want to use MS account, don't enable updates or connect to the internet during installation.

    Please mark this thread as Solved
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  8. Posts : 41,413
    windows 10 professional version 1607 build 14393.969 64 bit
       #8

    1Mythical1 said:

    I cannot boot the machine into windows at all. If I try to start without the W10 install media it says there is no OS installed.

    How can I obtain the GUID? When I search google it doesn't take me to the information you have shown.

    - - - Updated - - -

    Ok success! I searched the HD specs a different way and found a driver that works.

    Please comment on the steps that were made.
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  9. Posts : 36
    Windows 10 Pro
    Thread Starter
       #9

    zbook said:
    Please comment on the steps that were made.
    Sure thing:

    I searched for the HD by name instead of by serial/model number and I was able to find a different set of drivers in .inf format. I then loaded those drivers onto a USB stick and windows setup recognized them as compatible with my hardware.

    It was MaloK's reply that made me focus more intently on finding the drivers. I thought my drive wipe had made the HD unrecognizable by windows.

    I'm sorry, I don't remember websites or anything like that. I tried so many different sites and possible solutions that my head was pretty scrambled by that time.

    This HP Victus 16 is a sweet machine. Solved all of my screen resolution woes....and more!

    I also ran some debloating scripts from GitHub and got rid of all the W10 junk.


    Thanks again for the replies.
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  10. Posts : 41,413
    windows 10 professional version 1607 build 14393.969 64 bit
       #10

    MaloK said:
    Hi,

    You need your storage driver in "inf" format to be able to load it in Windows Setup. Some also have what is called Boot-Start Driver Distribution Disk

    A boot-start driver distribution disk is a medium, such as a floppy disk or USB flash drive, that contains a TxtSetup.oem file and the related driver files.

    Had you encountered this problem at an earlier time?

    How come this problem rarely occurs during clean installs?

    How were you able to identify the problem(s) in this thread?
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