Invalid Partition Table

[Dann-o]

Hey guys,

So I've got an odd question to throw out to all ya'll pros.

I've got an old PC that runs well, but the HDD just died. I'm looking to throw it as a media pc for our living room to run simple games/Netflix. I figured I'd future proof by purchasing a Samsung 850 250 GB ssd.

However, I'm having difficulty installing Windows 10 on the MB using a USB. Upon booting I keep on getting the error "Invalid Partition Table".

At first I thought this was the flash drive, so I tried re-formatting it, but ended up busting one and thought maybe that was the problem, but then went and purchased a new flash drive and it's still giving me the same error.

Upon further investigation it seems that the technologies may conflict and the motherboard might not support the GPT partitioning system of the new SSD's and require me to re-partition the drive to MBR.

I'd rather not mess with partitioning a brand new $90 SSD and possibly screw it up. Is there any possibility of me being able to install Windows 10 without partitioning it?

Could I simply install Win 10 using a DVD? Or would I come up with the same error?

Feel free to ask any questions! I could pull up the rest of the system specs or answer to the best of my knowledge.

Thanks in advance!

 

[ArtPog]

Since you have an old PC" we'll presume the motherboard does not contain a UEFI interface, so you really have little choice but to create an MBR partitioned disk and install Win 10 on that disk.

There's really no harm in doing so with your SSD - you can't really "screw it up" by doing so. BTW, you're not installing the Win 7 on your "MB"; the OS is installed on your disk (drive). You can use either a USB or Win 10 installation DVD for the installation.