[SOLVED] New rig -no boot

[Osh99]

Hope this isn't to long
Asus B-450-F mobo bios ver.2605
Ryzen 5 2600x
MSI Armor RX 580 8gig
Evga 550 G3 80+ gold
nvme M.2 in slot 1
16 gigs G-Skill 3200 memory

Connected to monitor via hdmi, can get into bios. Trying to load win 10 on to nvme with 2 different recovery thumb drives and a recovery dvd with external dvd player. System is not in a case just on my desk. I have also tried booting to windows using 2 different sata ssd's that have the OS working on them. SSD shows up in bios as connected to sata port and enabled. Under SATA info in bios the M.2 is listed as N/A. Boot menu cannot find any bootable devices.
I've jumped through hoops for 3 days now and am about to toss in the towel. What is my next move to get this rig going. I have remover mobo battery multiple times also to reset.

 

[jeremyj_83]

I assume you are trying to restore Win 10 from the previous build on to your new one?

 

[Osh99]

Yes, I have done it before from a laptop to my working desktop. I have put the OS on 2 different SSD's, a new one and one I had to reformat. That worked even with the different hardware, license showed up good. Hoping to do the same with the new rig. If I got a message from MS that's a no go then I guess I'd have to pony up for a new copy.

 

[jeremyj_83]

Yes, I have done it before from a laptop to my working desktop. I have put the OS on 2 different SSD's, a new one and one I had to reformat. That worked even with the different hardware, license showed up good. Hoping to do the same with the new rig. If I got a message from MS that's a no go then I guess I'd have to pony up for a new copy.

Typically doing a restore from different hardware won't work. The only reason I can think of it working from laptop to desktop is that you went Intel to Intel and the hardware was close to the same generation. Now you would be going from Intel to AMD so none of the drivers are going to be the same and the underlying uArc of the CPUs are different. Even if you went from AMD FX to AMD Zen it won't work as the uArc is so different.

 

[Osh99]

So my only recourse is a new OS disk or thumb drive ? That takes a bite out of my so-called budget build. LOL

 

[Alynx]

Had same problem with win 10 three times now. Restores do not work with major hardware changes. Had to buy new win 10 for all of them. Also m.2 shows not recognized ..you have another problem there. Check that drive first...also is it on board or card.?

 

[jeremyj_83]

So my only recourse is a new OS disk or thumb drive ? That takes a bite out of my so-called budget build. LOL

Yup. However, you can use Win 10 free until you buy a license for it. The only down side is you will have a watermark in the bottom right corner of the screen.

 

[Osh99]

Had same problem with win 10 three times now. Restores do not work with major hardware changes. Had to buy new win 10 for all of them. Also m.2 shows not recognized ..you have another problem there. Check that drive first...also is it on board or card.?

M.2 is on board. Just downloaded the MS Create Windows 10 install tool again. Going to reformat 1 of my SSD's and get that connected again and not worry about loading it onto the m.2.. If that fails it looks like a new OS disk is in order.

 

[Osh99]

Just wanted to say I finally got the NVME recognized in the bios. Went to winaero.com and used the Rufus tool to make a bootable usb drive to load drivers onto the nvme. I'm on the new rig now. Thanks for all the help..

How to create a bootable UEFI USB drive with Windows 10 Setup

Read these instructions to create a bootable UEFI USB flash drive with Windows 10 setup.

winaero.com

Guide for Win10 installation

The M.2 drive has to be the only drive installed

Disable CSM in the bios boot tab

Click on secure boot option and set to other OS not UEFI

Click on key management and clear secure boot keys

insert USB mem stick with aUEFIiso of win 10

save/exit/reboot

Win 10 will now start installing to your NVME drive as it has it's own NVME driver built in
When pc reboots hit F2 to get back to bios, you will see under boot priority that windows boot manager now list your NVME drive

click on secure boot again and set it to Windows UEFI

Click on key management and install default secure boot keys

Press F10 to save and exit and windows will finish installation/