[SOLVED] cant install windows to nvme ssd

[John1029]

I tried installing windows to a m.2 nvme ssd but i keep getting errors

drive is a Silicon Power 1TB NVMe PCIe Gen3x4 M.2 2280

 

[WildCard999]

What errors exactly?

Are there other drives connected besides the M.2?

 

[John1029]

What errors exactly?

Are there other drives connected besides the M.2?

Something along the lines of "windows could not create or find a partition. restart the installation"
yes, there are 3 HDDs and 1 SSD. all would be quite a pain to unplug if that was needed.

 

[WildCard999]

Something along the lines of "windows could not create or find a partition. restart the installation"
yes, there are 3 HDDs and 1 SSD. all would be quite a pain to unplug if that was needed.

Hate to say it but your probably going to need to unplug those HDD's until Windows is installed.

 

[John1029]

Hate to say it but your probably going to need to unplug those HDD's until Windows is installed.

damn, guess it's time to procrastinate. does the sata ssd need unpluged also? that's the biggest problem.

 

[WildCard999]

damn, guess it's time to procrastinate. does the sata ssd need unpluged also? that's the biggest problem.

The only drive that should be connected is the one your installing Windows onto.

 

[John1029]

The only drive that should be connected is the one your installing Windows onto.

alright, is there anything else i need to do in bios or anything

 

[WildCard999]

alright, is there anything else i need to do in bios or anything

Nothing else I can think of. If it still gives a error and format/delete the drive and then hit New partition and then you should be able to install Windows then.

 

[John1029]

Nothing else I can think of. If it still gives a error and format/delete the drive and then hit New partition and then you should be able to install Windows then.

alright, thanks. I'll give it a shot.

 

[USAFRet]

What motherboard is this going on?

 

[John1029]

What motherboard is this going on?

asus b450-f gaming. Unplugging my other drives solved the issue. I'm up and running again. Unfortunately it didn't fix the issue I was trying to solve. We'll have to see with time but previously my pc would randomly crash both as a whole either black screen or BSOD, or just in games. havent crashed in windows yet but COD: MW crashes within second of opening. I'll have to also wait and see how other games react. Things like modded mc would crash frequently. I've done simple tests that I can, but without extra parts or any consistent pattern it's hard to determine the issue.

 

[WildCard999]

Try updating your motherboard drivers.

 

[John1029]

Try updating your motherboard drivers.

could audio drivers cause issues like that? I use nvidias but the "suggested" is realtek and ive just always assumed it was normal sponsor like winrar and norton

 

[WildCard999]

could audio drivers cause issues like that? I use nvidias but the "suggested" is realtek and ive just always assumed it was normal sponsor like winrar and norton

List all of your specs.

 

[John1029]

List all of your specs.

asus b450-f gaming
r5 2600x
trident z 3000mhz
samsung 850 evo sata ssd
SP 2280 1tb nvme ssd
asus strix 1080ti o11g
sea sonic focus plus gold 850w( or similar cant remember exactly)
WD 1tb 7200rpm HDD
seagate 1tb 7200rpm HDD
unknown 500gb HDD
GC-WB867D-I pcei wifi and bluetooth card