Install Windows 10 in Desktop ASUSPRO D320SF - P4EHDPL1 with Preinstal


  1. Posts : 3
    windows 10
       #1

    Install Windows 10 in Desktop ASUSPRO D320SF - P4EHDPL1 with Preinstal


    I'm trying to install Windows 10 on a computer that brings pre-installed Endless OS.
    The problem is that at the time of formatting I get 4 partitions on the disk, of which I do not know which ones can be formatted and which do not.
    The partition are as follows:
    • Drive 0 - Partition 1 - Total= 62.0 MB - Free Space= 52.0 MB - Type= Sytem
    (Message in this partition: " Windows cannot be installed to this hard disk space. Windows must be installed to a partition formatted as NTFS. Windows cannot be installed to this harddisk space. The partition is an EFI system partition (ESP)")
    • Drive 0 - Partition 2 - Total= 1.0 MB - Free Space= 0.0 MB - Type= Primary
    • Drive 0 - Partition 3 - Total= 927.5 GB - Free Space= 0.0 MB - Type= Primary
    • Drive 0 - Partition 4 - Total= 4.0 GB - Free Space= 0.0 MB - Type= Primary
    (Message in this 3 partition: "Windows cannot be installed to this hard disk space. Windows must be installed to a partition formatted as NTFS. Windows cannot be installed to this hard disk space. The partition is of an unrecognized type")
    In the Endless OS the size of "Computer" item is 951,9 GB, with 980,1GB available.
    When I access the UEFI BIOS in the "Boot Option Priority" appears:
    • Boot option # 1: Endless OS (PO: Toshiba DT01A)
    • Boot option # 2: UEFI OS (PO: Toshiba DT01A)
    My question is this:
    Which of the 4 partitions can be formatted to install Windows 10 without compromising the functioning of the computer?
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  2. Posts : 4,592
    several
       #2

    I would delete all of them
    specs are here. for anybody interested in that thread:
    D320SF | Desktop | ASUS Global
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  3. Posts : 18,432
    Windows 11 Pro
       #3

    Delete each partition one by one until nothing but unallocated space remains. Then highlight the unallocated space and click Next to let Windows set up the drive the way it wants.

    Note: you will lose EndlessOS, but you can get it back, if you want to:
    Home | Endless Computers
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  4. Posts : 625
    Windows 10 Pro x64
       #4

    Just delete all the partitions, you will have unallocated space. Then install Windows 10. After you have done that, get Windows customized the way you want it, then create a customized recovery image. The instructions are on this forum somewhere. Lol. I done it last night
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  5. Posts : 3
    windows 10
    Thread Starter
       #5

    I want to completely format the hard drive and subsequently do a clean install of Windows 10 Pro.
    But I'm afraid that any of the 4 partitions contain data that is necessary for the computer to function. For example, I do not know if partition 1, which appears as "EFI system partition (ESP)", is the UEFI BIOS for the computer or if it is a partition that is automatically created when I install the operating system.
    I also do not understand why partitions 2, 3 and 4, whose sizes are respectively 1.0 MB, 927.5 GB and 4.0 GB all have 0.0 MB of free space, and in ENDLESS OS, for example, the size of the item "Computer "has 951.9 GB free.
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  6. Posts : 625
    Windows 10 Pro x64
       #6

    himatrai said:
    I want to completely format the hard drive and subsequently do a clean install of Windows 10 Pro.
    But I'm afraid that any of the 4 partitions contain data that is necessary for the computer to function. For example, I do not know if partition 1, which appears as "EFI system partition (ESP)", is the UEFI BIOS for the computer or if it is a partition that is automatically created when I install the operating system.
    I also do not understand why partitions 2, 3 and 4, whose sizes are respectively 1.0 MB, 927.5 GB and 4.0 GB all have 0.0 MB of free space, and in ENDLESS OS, for example, the size of the item "Computer "has 951.9 GB free.
    The BIOS isn't installed on any partition. It's installed on the Motherboard itself. There's a BIOS "Chip" soldered on the motherboard that contains the BIOS information
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  7. Posts : 2,935
    Windows 10 Home x64
       #7

    If you CLEAN the disk (using Diskpart for example) prior to installing w10, Windows 10 Installation will create all partitions needed (EFI and such for GPT, or Primary for MBR). I prefer to create all partitions myself, but it isn't needed.
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  8. Posts : 3
    windows 10
    Thread Starter
       #8

    Thanks for the advice given.
    I completely formatted the disk and did a clean installation of Windows!
    It is perfect!
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  9. Posts : 2,935
    Windows 10 Home x64
       #9

    Glad to hear you got it sorted.
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