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Cannot format Hard drive to completely install clean Windows
Hi,
I have a Viglen (Tesco's) Connect 10 tablet (Desktop-CTR0QB9). BIOS - american megatrends Ver 5.008. CPU - Intel Atom z3735G @ 1.33Ghz 32Bit with 64Bit support.
Was all up to date with V1709, Malwarebytes, Defender.
I was having a problem with the screen and touch pad uses, so I installed which I thought was the correct drivers for the tablet.
But it crashed with the Blue screen with'Driver Overran Buffer Stack' continuously looping trying to repair with not results. The only access to the system was via Command Prompt and despite doing what several people suggested to get back to life which all failed. Even could not access 'D: Recovery' or even using a USB Repair stick made sometime ago.
So I downloaded a Windows 10 ISO as I had nothing with the Tablet from Tesco's. Installed and prayed it not ask for a Product Key as I had none (tried 3 methods via CMD to retrieve). Although now I have a working tablet, but still have issues.
Several of the settings buttons/switches are Greyed and cannot be changed, and those which can be changed make no effect as it was set for.
IE: The tablet power button was assigned to shutdown, it don't'. Cannot get the Battery/Power icon on the tray, despite although greyed in the taskbar settings its switched on.
I have tried several times to reinstall Windows, Formatted the Primary partition, tried to remove unallocated partitions. Cannot either via windows or CMD using diskpart, only the installing lets it be done. I know its not a totally clean install as every time my Screen images load. The manufacture appears not to support for any BIOS updates only basic drv's.
So I want to totally clean the harddrive of everything and start again like new.
How.......
thanks
Last edited by tensone; 04 Jan 2018 at 15:18.