Help, Windows 10 won't boot from DVD

[jalandis]

I recently bought a new motherboard, processor and HDD. Everything is installed and my PC will go into the BIOS. The problem is that when I try to boot Windows 10 from my cd/dvd drive it will not recognize it as having a copy of windows. I downloaded the copy of windows from microsoft as a .iso and burned it onto a dvd. Did i go wrong somewhere, is there and easy fix, or is there a major problem?

 

[Noobiness_Unlimited]

Try using an USB to boot and set the boot order to the usb

 

[jalandis]

Try using an USB to boot and set the boot order to the usb

I tried to put it on a 64g usb but it told me that the file is too big for the format.

 

[terry4536]

Here is a set of instructions for installing widows from a Windows 10 ISO. They state that the USB needs to be at least 5GB & formatted as FAT32. I would suggest using a clean flash drive.


Install Windows from a USB Flash Drive

]What you need
Windows 10 install .iso or DVD
USB flash drive with at least 5GB free space. This drive will be formatted, so make sure it doesn't have any important files on it.
Technician PC - Windows PC that you'll use to format the USB flash drive
Destination PC - A PC that you'll install Windows on

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/manufacture/desktop/install-windows-from-a-usb-flash-drive

 

[jalandis]

Here is a set of instructions for installing widows from a Windows 10 ISO. They state that the USB needs to be at least 5GB & formatted as FAT32. I would suggest using a clean flash drive.


Install Windows from a USB Flash Drive

]What you need
Windows 10 install .iso or DVD
USB flash drive with at least 5GB free space. This drive will be formatted, so make sure it doesn't have any important files on it.
Technician PC - Windows PC that you'll use to format the USB flash drive
Destination PC - A PC that you'll install Windows on

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/manufacture/desktop/install-windows-from-a-usb-flash-drive

Ok I've now done that but the USB does not show up as a bootable device in my bios.

 

[LinuxDevice]

Did you go into the BIOS and set it to allow the DVD or USB to act as boot devices?

 

[jalandis]

Did you go into the BIOS and set it to allow the DVD or USB to act as boot devices?

I'm not sure how to do that. I have a gigabyte h370 gaming 3 motherboard, and the only time the cd/rom drive was a bootable source was when CSM was enabled. The USB has never shown up as a bootable device.

 

[terry4536]

I'm not sure if this transfers to the Gigabyte BIOS . In my current Asus BIOS, there is a section to list the drive (three drives on the list) order in the Boot Priority List. There is another section that includes all of the drives that you define which drives are in the Boot Priority List.

With the USB drive in place, first include the USB in the Boot Priority List. Then within the Boot Priority List, set the USB drive at the top of the list.

It is likely that the Gigabyte BIOS is slightly different. But use the above to set the USB drive as the drive to boot from.

The manual for your motherboard should have instructions on setting the Boot Order.

The manual can be downloaded here.

https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/H370-AORUS-GAMING-3-rev-10#support-manual

 

[terry4536]

There is another method to set the Boot Priority list. That method is to unplug the SATA data cable from all other drives except the system drive destination and the drive with the Windows ISO (in this case using a USB drive, the system drive would be the only drive plugged in). If you were using a DVD drive to install from, then that drive would be plugged in too.

Be sure that the USB drive is plugged in when you set the Boot Priority List.

 

[jalandis]

Thank you all for the help, I ended up using windows 10 install tool to download it to a USB.