Stuck in startup repair boot loop, C drive is in RAW

Now we see the 931gb is a dynamic disk. I have no idea why.

The attempted clean install appears to be using the 100mb partition on the dynamic disk as system.

The OP was earlier trying to copy all data from the 931gb disk . He doesnt want to remove that disk from the laptop.

If the important data has been copied off:

diskpart.

list disk.
(the disk number you want to convert to basic)
select disk <disknumber>.
detail disk.

For each volume on the disk:
select volume= <volumenumber>
delete volume.
select disk <disknumber> (the disk number you want to convert to basic)
convert basic.

It is not risky if you have copied off any data you need.

Somehow my reply got deleted. Maybe because I'm using my phone to reply. I would like your comment on deleting the 100mb partition using the clean window installation procedure during which all the partitions are listed by the window setup.

Maybe that will force windows clean installation to not mess around with other partitions and stay focused?

You could try that if you like.

But if you want to use that 931gb disk it is better to convert it anyway.

Every time you reinstall and/or attempt to restore that image you made it is a lot of writing to your new nvme.

Which is why we tried to fix what was already on there to avoid that if possible.

Okay. I tried deleting it but the option in the windows installation is not showing up. Is there any way I can restore boot data from the bootable windows USB as it has original untouched clean boot data?

jumanji said:

Use bootice. Save sector 0 of your 1TB HDD as a backup . Write zeros to sector 0 and save to the HDD. This will disable the HDD or any partition in it kicking in. (You can restore sector 0 with the backup anytime you want)

I don't know how to do it. Please share step by step method.

jumanji said:

Did you delink Optane memory and the HDD using the Intel Optane Memory and Storage Management application first followed by disabling Optane in the BIOS? There is a definite procedure advocated by the manufacturers when one wants to replace the Optane.

I replaced optane memory with SSD in 2019. I don't remember the procedure that I followed then.

jumanji said:

IMO, the OP has messed up the system in some inexplicable way when he replaced the Optane Memory with an SSD. If he had wanted to use the 1TB HDD as a data drive, he would have been better off wiping the disk and creating an MBR drive and then partitioned it as he could have liked. (That is what I would have done - may be I am a less intelligent creature ). Like SIW I have been wondering why a dynamic disk?

Since 2019, this is the first time that I had to resort to clean windows installation. The windows has been running well with all the software too. I have never faced any kind of major windows glitches related to booting up like I'm facing right now.

bootice

make sure the intended disk is selected in the dropdown

there is tab called sector edit.Click it

then at the top there is an icon backup to file. Click it

it already defaults to sector 0 one sector backup, so just browse somehwere and save it as somename.bin