[SOLVED] Formatted as GPT, cant install windows

[Insane Potatoz]

Hi everyone, I'm trying to install windows on this 120gb WD green SSD and it says I can't because the drive is formatted as GPT or something. This has happened to me before with a different SSD as well. What can I do to fix this?
thanks!

 

[USAFRet]

1. Why a 120GB?
2. Why a WD Green? eww
3. At what point in the below tutorial does it actually fail? Screencap, please.

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[Insane Potatoz]

1. Why a 120GB?
2. Why a WD Green? eww
3. At what point in the below tutorial does it actually fail? Screencap, please.

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Got it for free with a case that was on sale
case on sale + free 120gb SSD? Sign me up!
Its for a flip anyways. Only gonna hold windows.

 

[Insane Potatoz]

This is a totally new PC btw.
I go install windows, then i choose what install I want (pro), and then hit custom install, then when i try to select the drive it says that.
here's a ss:

https://imgur.com/a/GJdGNHN

View: https://imgur.com/a/GJdGNHN

 

[USAFRet]

Delete BOTH partitions, and reformat

 

[Insane Potatoz]

Delete BOTH partitions, and reformat

By both partitions, do you mean the hard drive and SSD's partitions?
Cause there's like, 4 partitions. 3 on the ssd and one on the hard drive
sorry for the late reply btw, was busy all day yesterday

 

[USAFRet]

By both partitions, do you mean the hard drive and SSD's partitions?
Cause there's like, 4 partitions. 3 on the ssd and one on the hard drive
sorry for the late reply btw, was busy all day yesterday

You install the OS with one and only one drive connected.
Presumably the SSD?

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[Insane Potatoz]

You install the OS with one and only one drive connected.
Presumably the SSD?

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oh you do? Whenever I have an SSD + HDD you can always just select whichever drive is needed... right?

Edit: I see in the tutorial thats bad apparently, will do

 

[USAFRet]

oh you do? Whenever I have an SSD + HDD you can always just select whichever drive is needed... right?

Edit: I see in the tutorial thats bad apparently, will do

And when you do that, the boot partition ends up on the other drive.

 

[Insane Potatoz]

And when you do that, the boot partition ends up on the other drive.

ok, with only the ssd connected there's still 3 partitions

 

[Barty1884]

ok, with only the ssd connected there's still 3 partitions

Then I'm assuming you didn't buy this as a a 'new' drive, right?

Regardless, delete ALL partitions on the SSD, then proceed with the install.

 

[USAFRet]

ok, with only the ssd connected there's still 3 partitions

From the above tutorial, Section II, Step 6 & 7 speak to deleting whatever is on that drive.
Delete ALL paritions, and proceed on.

 

[Insane Potatoz]

Then I'm assuming you didn't buy this as a a 'new' drive, right?

Regardless, delete ALL partitions on the SSD, then proceed with the install.

Actually, it didn't look new when i got it. Came with no packaging in some bubble wrap.
Ok, i'll do that

 

[USAFRet]

Actually, it didn't look new when i got it. Came with no packaging in some bubble wrap.
Ok, i'll do that

If it has 3 partitions on it, you bought a used drive.

 

[Insane Potatoz]

If it has 3 partitions on it, you bought a used drive.

yo what that worked. I just deleted the biggest partition and it installed. I was scared to do that because it thought it would mess stuff up.
thanks for the help. I's assume it would be smooth sailing from here...

 

[USAFRet]

yo what that worked. I just deleted the biggest partition and it installed. I was scared to do that because it thought it would mess stuff up.
thanks for the help. I's assume it would be smooth sailing from here...

You needed to delete ALL.

 

[Insane Potatoz]

You needed to delete ALL.

Wouldn't let me delete the other two. Deleted the biggest one and the other ones dissapeared