[SOLVED] [SOLVED] BSOD on new build whilst trying to install motherboard drivers ?

[resident_riddle]

EDIT: Thank you to all the commenters that gave me help! I was able to do a clean install of Windows with a proper WiFi connection and boot from the new USB I used and had no issues! Now my PC is up and running without issue!

I just finished building a PC for the first time and everything was running great. I used a USB to download Windows 11 onto it and was taken to the "add drivers" screen.

I am using a GIGABYTE B550M K motherboard and I was attempting to add the drivers from GIGABYTE's website but couldn't see them when looking through the folder I added it to on my USB when putting it in the new PC. In the manual for my motherboard, it said to unzip the files and when I added the folders, it said to reboot, I did, and it gave me the blue screen and code of INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE and just kept restarting until I was given the option to reset my PC and everything and I did thinking it would help, but obviously it didn't and I still keep getting the screen. It was probably what killed everything but I really thought I was doing what I was supposed to.

I entered BIOS to try and figure it out but I'm very new to PCs and don't understand what to do or understand all the technical speak most self-help articles have out there. I only have one M.2 SSD and I was only allowed to install Windows on it as the primary.

Should I put the installer back on the USB and try to reinstall Windows and delete the old drive files to get rid of the potential issue with the drive the original Windows 11 was installed on? I've tried moving things around and optimizing in my BIOS from videos I watched but they all seemed to already have Windows fully installed on PCs they'd been using for a while and so do a lot of the other help things I've read so I don't know if I can access all the commands and alternatives since I hadn't even finished setting Windows up on my PC. No matter what, I still get the blue screen... I'm really hoping I don't have to replace anything or have totally corrupted the process! Please help!

 

[williamjeremiah]

When you created your installation USB with the Windows 11 iso, did you specify GPT - UEFI (non CSM) ?
The only motherboard driver that you may need to have on another thumbdrive, during the Windows installation, would be the LAN or wifi driver.
It's ideal to have a couple flash drives available when installing windows. One for Windows and another for drivers.

 

[SkyNetRising]

I've tried moving things around and optimizing in my BIOS from videos I watched

Reset BIOS settings to default. Do not mess with BIOS, unless you're 100% sure about, what you're doing.

Then perform clean install of windows.
Have only single drive connected during install. Physically disconnect all the other drives.

Follow the tutorial.

How To - Windows 11 clean install tutorial

Windows 11 Clean install tutorial This tutorial is intended to help you, step by step, to perform a clean install of Windows 11, version 23H2 or newer but can be equally applied to earlier versions which may have some basic differences in the screens you see but will largely remain similar in...

forums.tomshardware.com

 

[CountMike]

I just finished building a PC for the first time and everything was running great. I used a USB to download Windows onto it and was taken to the add drivers screen.

I am using a GIGABYTE B550M K motherboard and I was attempting to add the drivers from GIGABYTE's website but couldn't see them when looking through the folder I added it to on my USB when putting it in the new PC. In the manual for my motherboard, it said to unzip the files and when I added the folders, it said to reboot, I did, and it gave me the blue screen and code of INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE and just kept restarting until I was given the option to reset my PC and everything and I did thinking it would help, but obviously it didn't and I still keep getting the screen. It was probably what killed everything but I really thought I was doing what I was supposed to.

I entered BIOS to try and figure it out but I'm very new to PCs and don't understand what to do or understand all the technical speak most self-help articles have out there. I only have one M.2 SSD and I was only allowed to install Windows on it as the primary.

Should I put the installer back on the USB and try to reinstall Windows and delete the old drive files to get rid of the potential issue with the drive the original Windows 11 was installed on? I've tried moving things around and optimizing in my BIOS from videos I watched but they all seemed to already have Windows fully installed on PCs they'd been using for a while and so do a lot of the other help things I've read so I don't know if I can access all the commands and alternatives since I hadn't even finished setting Windows up on my PC. No matter what, I still get the blue screen... I'm really hoping I don't have to replace anything or have totally corrupted the process! Please help!

Which drivers are those you tried to install ? W11 should have drivers for all main/essential components already built in and you shouldn't be forced to do it during windows installation.
It would be best now to delete all partitions on that drive at the beginning of windows installation and let install make own partitions. Make sure that TPM is enabled (CSM disabled) in BIOS while that drive is only one connected/enabled. Once installed you can update or install missing drivers normally.

 

[resident_riddle]

Reset BIOS settings to default. Do not mess with BIOS, unless you're 100% sure about, what you're doing.

Then perform clean install of windows.
Have only single drive connected during install. Physically disconnect all the other drives.

Follow the tutorial.

How To - Windows 11 clean install tutorial

Windows 11 Clean install tutorial This tutorial is intended to help you, step by step, to perform a clean install of Windows 11, version 23H2 or newer but can be equally applied to earlier versions which may have some basic differences in the screens you see but will largely remain similar in...

forums.tomshardware.com

I followed your advice and the tutorial, and my PC works without giving me the blue screen when booting! Thank you for your help!

 

[resident_riddle]

Which drivers are those you tried to install ? W11 should have drivers for all main/essential components already built in and you shouldn't be forced to do it during windows installation.
It would be best now to delete all partitions on that drive at the beginning of windows installation and let install make own partitions. Make sure that TPM is enabled (CSM disabled) in BIOS while that drive is only one connected/enabled. Once installed you can update or install missing drivers normally.

I see that I was getting ahead of myself and tried downloading drivers that weren't needed and followed what you said to do in the BIOS and it worked with no problem! Thank you so much for your help!