Install issues/SSD possible issue

[ender554]

trying to install windows 8.1 from USB onto computer. computer has no OS. SSD is brand new 250gb hard drive. No other hard drives on computer. When trying to install get error We couldn't create a new partition error Error 0xf703b9b0
looked some stuff up was advised to run DISKPART
on clean command get error
Diskpart had encountered an error: request failed due to a fatal device hardware error

I am at a loss here.

 

[basroil]

You need to first load the storage drivers for your motherboard when installing (lower left text)

 

[ender554]

motherboard is already set up. This is just a new drive as the other died. Boot order set to SSD then manual boot from USB

 

[basroil]

motherboard is already set up. This is just a new drive as the other died. Boot order set to SSD then manual boot from USB

Exactly, new disk, new install, new storage controllers you need to load during install.

 

[ender554]

what are you talking about?

 

[basroil]

what are you talking about?

When you try to install the OS, press load drivers and put in the drivers for your motherboard.

 

[ender554]

the drivers for the motherboard are already updated and set and good to go.

 

[ender554]

all that has been done, what is happening is it gets to the point write its own partition and wont. Then the SSD also has a fatal error in clean

 

[basroil]

the drivers for the motherboard are already updated and set and good to go.

all that has been done, what is happening is it gets to the point write its own partition and wont. Then the SSD also has a fatal error in clean

You don't have an OS, the drivers are NOT updated. You need to put the drivers on a usb stick or the install media and pick "Load Drivers" in the first installer screen.

You need to first do those steps to confirm it's not an issue with your setup, and if it isn't, the disk or motherboard is broken and needs to be replaced.

 

[ender554]

so you are saying that even though this all worked just fine before. and didn;t have an issue when I had it on windows before. That suddenly with a new hard drive I have to jump through a bunch of weird hoops and go find drivers on a different computer and download them to a USB stick to update this new hard drives drivers ? Yeah that makes a lot of sense. In the hundreds of PC's I have built I have never had to do anything like that

 

[basroil]

so you are saying that even though this all worked just fine before. and didn;t have an issue when I had it on windows before. That suddenly with a new hard drive I have to jump through a bunch of weird hoops and go find drivers on a different computer and download them to a USB stick to update this new hard drives drivers ? Yeah that makes a lot of sense. In the hundreds of PC's I have built I have never had to do anything like that

I've had plenty that need that, especially when using non-intel ports.

You never stated what computer specs you have, so I'm assuming user error is the primary cause. If you're connected to a non-intel sata port, you'll usually need drivers to properly work the device.

 

[ender554]

As stated, that was already done. I am assuming a bad SSD personally. But since the error codes show mo info I am not sure.

 

[basroil]

As stated, that was already done. I am assuming a bad SSD personally. But since the error codes show mo info I am not sure.

You did not state:
1) your computer specifications
2) If you loaded the driver during install using the "load driver" function in the first page of the installer

Please confirm both.

 

[ender554]

ASUS M4A785-M
AMD FX-8320
12 gigs of Gskill RAM
Samsung 850 EVO 250gb SSD

2) as I said, yes I did that. I also tried not doing that. I also tried deleting the drive creating new and deleting agains as suggested on here. I also tried to run DiskPart and on command clean got fatal error

 

[ender554]

This is one of my discount for sale builds. And it is the only time I have ever encountered install not working. I am going to try my old win7 nstaller and see if that works