[SOLVED] ASUS laptop won't boot to anything

[Rey541]

Hi, yesterday I wanted to switch back from linux to windows 10. So I downloaded windows ISO & made a bootable USB.

So far it was working & I went into windows installation. And then I started to have troubles with the installation storage.

So I followed instructions I found online of opening a command prompt inside the windows installation and did diskpart command, select main ssd, clean, format, and assign the disk.

Then I tried to install again and ended into another problem, and I converted MBR to GPT with command prompt. After that, I thought I was able to install the windows, until it gave this message "windows could not prepare the computer to boot into the next phase"

So I looked online and decided to RESTORE my bios to default setting. And then I was no longer able to see my main NVMe SSD anymore, and windows was never able to find it on installation as well.

And I looked it up online again, and accidentally formatted my recovery partition. Now I can't even boot my windows USB installation anymore.

On my BIOS > BOOT, I only see fast boot (enabled), boot option priorities. Add new boot option & delete boot option. Nothing else. Please help!!! 🙁((((

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[USAFRet]

You were doing a new clean install on the drive?
There was no reason to go into diskpart and do anything.

Simply delete all the existing partitions and proceed on.

How To - Windows 10 clean install tutorial

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[Rey541]

You were doing a new clean install on the drive?
There was no reason to go into diskpart and do anything.

Simply delete all the existing partitions and proceed on.

How To - Windows 10 clean install tutorial

If you are looking for the Windows 11 Clean install tutorial, you can find that here: Windows 11 Clean install tutorial (Click here) Otherwise, welcome to the Windows 10 Clean install tutorial This tutorial is intended to help you, step by step, to perform a clean install of Windows...

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Thank you for your reply. I have read mostly of it and I knew it made mistakes.

Right now I can't even boot into USB anymore, I seem to have deleted the partition to let the system boot from USB. Is there any way to fix it?

 

[USAFRet]

Thank you for your reply. I have read mostly of it and I knew it made mistakes.

Right now I can't even boot into USB anymore, I seem to have deleted the partition to let the system boot from USB. Is there any way to fix it?

Booting from the USB requires NOTHING on the HDD/SSD.

It would even boot from that USB with NO drive in it.

 

[Rey541]

Booting from the USB requires NOTHING on the HDD/SSD.

Dumb question here, how do I boot into USB? Everytime I turn on laptop, it goes straight to bios & it doesn't detect my installation windows USB anymore:

https://ibb.co/VJGxTZ2

 

[USAFRet]

Dumb question here, how do I boot into USB? Everytime I turn on laptop, it goes straight to bios & it doesn't detect my installation windows USB anymore:

https://ibb.co/VJGxTZ2

If your Win 10 USB is working properly..."Add new boot option"

 

[Rey541]

If your Win 10 USB is working properly..."Add new boot option"

I will try again after this. Do you have any recommendation how to make the proper bootable usb from MacOS?

I have a secondary MacBook to burn the windows ISO

 

[USAFRet]

I will try again after this. Do you have any recommendation how to make the proper bootable usb from MacOS?

I have a secondary MacBook to burn the windows ISO

There is a procedure, but I am not a mac guy, and unsure of the specifics.

 

[Rey541]

There is a procedure, but I am not a mac guy, and unsure of the specifics.

Ok then I will just wait until my mate come back home and borrow his laptop.

Will rufus work? Usually I use rufus to make the bootable usb

 

[USAFRet]

Ok then I will just wait until my mate come back home and borrow his laptop.

Will rufus work? Usually I use rufus to make the bootable usb

The MediaCreation tool from MS is the preferred method
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10

 

[Rey541]

The MediaCreation tool from MS is the preferred method
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10

Ok will look for it. What do I fill the value of "add new boot option" later once I have the USB ready?

Per now it doesn't allow me to put anything there aside for selecting the hard drive:

https://ibb.co/NNQV1BW

 

[USAFRet]

Ok will look for it. What do I fill the value of "add new boot option" later once I have the USB ready?

Per now it doesn't allow me to put anything there aside for selecting the hard drive:

https://ibb.co/NNQV1BW

Because currently, there is nothing else to boot from.

Wait until you get the USB built, and then see what it says.

 

[Rey541]

Because currently, there is nothing else to boot from.

Wait until you get the USB built, and then see what it says.

Ok. So just to make sure, my laptop is still fixable right? I was scared to death

 

[USAFRet]

Ok. So just to make sure, my laptop is still fixable right? I was scared to death

Probably.
Unknown until we get something to actually boot from.

 

[Rey541]

Probably.
Unknown until we get something to actually boot from.

Hi, I just tried do bootable from Mac. So the boot shows the USB, but when I click it, it doesn't take me anywhere.

https://ibb.co/CnCXbM7

Once I do with MS media creation I will update you again.

 

[Rey541]

Heya. Did with media creation. Installation went out perfectly! I revived my laptop back. Thanks!!!