New install, select boot media


  1. Posts : 135
    W10 Pro 1909 18363.476
       #1

    New install, select boot media


    Installed win 10 pro N from USB.
    Using all my memory didnt work previously so I Installed 10 using minimal memory. Updated, installed programs etc....browsed a bit.
    Shut,down, added new memory (it worked w win 7 for years but started acting weird, not showing up,etc....). Wouldn't,boot, shut down, pulled the added memory. Walked away
    Tried to boot this a.m.
    Asking me to select media.
    The SSD is New, Vaseky 500. Seemed to work fine yesterday. Installed the 1st time
    It shows up in BIOS and boots to the drive.
    Do I need to install again just to see if this a drive problem?
    I,am,def booting to it
    Sorry for short-type and spelling. Not a big phone typer and I cracked my screen yesterday :-/
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  2. Posts : 8,111
    windows 10
       #2

    It tends to suggest its still set to boot usb or dvd check in the bios the hd is set as first boot drive
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  3. Posts : 135
    W10 Pro 1909 18363.476
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Its def not. Even selected f8 for the boot menu. Ive pulled all drives and storage. I can only assume the drive is dead.
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  4. Posts : 8,111
    windows 10
       #4

    Most likley not dead just lsot boot sector does the bios see it ok check you havent knocked cable when changing memory
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  5. Posts : 135
    W10 Pro 1909 18363.476
    Thread Starter
       #5

    Messages are disappearing!
    Everything is,connected.
    Bios does not show other than in boot selection
    F8 allows me to boot to it and I get the media message
    Booted to USB, repair does not work
    CMD is basically useless to me
    I guess I reinstall

    - - - Updated - - -

    Cmd found the installation but when I hit Y to,add it to the boot list I get element not found
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  6. Posts : 14,046
    Windows 11 Pro X64 22H2 22621.1848
       #6

    How did you create the USB install drive? Where did you ge teh Windows 10 N ISO from if you used an ISO?
    Are you doing a Clean Install, deleting all partitions on the SSD then installing to a raw, unallocated drive?

    Follow this tutorial: Clean Install Windows 10
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  7. Posts : 135
    W10 Pro 1909 18363.476
    Thread Starter
       #7

    Returning the drive
    Bought a Crucial. No reason the Vaseky shouldn't be working but isnt I don't have time to troubleshoot. I think,it was something with the boot loader.
    When I looked at drive in hirens it showed 1 465Gb partition but no smaller 100mb partition. Is that how 10 is? I thought the OS always,created a small partition
    Brand new drive. Ist thing it saw was W10 when it was formatted by the install program.
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  8. Posts : 18,432
    Windows 11 Pro
       #8

    Is there another drive in the computer? Windows setup likely put the boot files in the other drive.
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  9. Posts : 9,791
    Mac OS Catalina
       #9

    Yes, the EFI partition should be around 100mb.
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  10. Posts : 135
    W10 Pro 1909 18363.476
    Thread Starter
       #10

    It did. What a pita that was! It put it on the original boot drive. Thanks for the education
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