Black Screen After Boot Override

[Shiruzun]

I just finished building a new PC and all I have left is installing Windows​ 10, which I'm doing from a disk. After trying for a few hours, I tried to do a boot override. The override resulted in a black screen, which I've had for a half hour so far. I've read other posts of people having a similar issue but the startup screen would appear for them after 10 minutes, whereas mine continues to stay black.

The disk I'm using has roughly 28 GB on it, which I assume are different versions of Windows 10 (Got the disk from a friend)

Is there anything else I have to take care of first or anything I should mention?

 

[Rogue Leader]

Is there a chance that it may be an issue w/ the SATA cable? Haven't found the HDD in BIOS but I'm fairly certain that other than the restart while in Windows Setup, I haven't done anything else that could have damaged the HDD.

Sure, I mean rare, but at this point of course worth a try.

 

[Shiruzun]

Was I supposed to have any other cables connected to the HDD? I found one site that had a picture of one w/ a couple cables, but I only had one.

 

[Rogue Leader]

Was I supposed to have any other cables connected to the HDD? I found one site that had a picture of one w/ a couple cables, but I only had one.

the HDD should have 2 cables, the SATA data cable and a power cable

 

[Colif]

I think you were getting dban error as only drive it could see was the USB itself. Once you have HDD attached, I expect it will install properly. And should only take 30 odd minutes to install.

 

[Shiruzun]

Which cable do I need to connect my HDD to the PSU? Can't seem to find it.

 

[Rogue Leader]

Which cable do I need to connect my HDD to the PSU? Can't seem to find it.

What exact equipment do you own.

Thats the plug you need

 

[Shiruzun]

After looking around some more, I found the SATA cable I needed for the PSU. BIOS recognized the HDD but now it won't boot up the Windows 10 usb. Is there anything more that I have to take care of for it to start up the installation?

Also, thanks again for your help. Pissed at myself for wasting several hours looking for the right drivers when it was just an issue with the HDD 😛

 

[Colif]

look in boot order and make sure USB is above hdd or it won't go very far.
check secure boot is off, and anything called Fast boot as well - these shouldn't be on yet since windows never completed its install

 

[Shiruzun]

look in boot order and make sure USB is above hdd or it won't go very far.
check secure boot is off, and anything called Fast boot as well - these shouldn't be on yet since windows never completed its install

Did all of this and still got the same issue. I'll try clearing the USB and setting it back up w/ the ISO file, as that worked the first time when I stopped the setup.

 

[Rogue Leader]

In the BIOS make sure you select UEFI USB, not just USB. This will properly install windows with GPT formatting of your drive.

 

[Shiruzun]

Finally got Windows 10 booted up, just had to reformat and download the iso file again. Thanks for all your help you two