[SOLVED] Problems installing Windows 10 on new PC

[SpaceWolf02]

Morning everyone!

Yesterday I built my first PC and had fun doing it. Before I installed any of the components, I made sure to update the BIOS, using a FAT32 16gb USB (using the latest MSI BIOS). After this, I put the rest of it together and pressed the power button. LET THERE BE LIGHT! PC powered on first time and went straight into BIOS. I then shut it down, installed windows 10 creation tool on the USB, plugged it in and chose the Sandisk USB as boot order #1 in the bios. Pressed "Save and Exit" but met with the MSI splash logo, cut in half and going off the edge of the screen at opposite sides. If anyone can help, it would be much appreciated!! I thought I was doing it right, but any help from an expert would be great! Driving me nuts!

- Adam

 

[SpaceWolf02]

Do you have multiple drives in your pc?
Probably you're trying to boot from the wrong one.

I only have the one drive

 

[CountMike]

Using MCT to make bootable USB makes it bootable and can be installed in UEFI as well as Legacy(CSM) BIOS setting.
No need for Rufus etc. just need Fat32 formatted USB and to copy contents of W10 ISO on it.

 

[SpaceWolf02]

I literally don't understand what's going on. I was in windows downloading drivers, then I had to restart to apply updates and now I'm stuck at the splash image again

 

[SpaceWolf02]

Feel like I'm at my wits end here!! Usb 2.0 16gb formatted to Fat32, with windows media tool on it. I put the drive into a usb slot on back of the motherboard and power on. I make sure the BIOS is set to UEFI and the usb drive is priority number one in the boot order. I save and exit the BIOS but instead of loading windows I am faced with this strange distorted picture!!

https://imgur.com/a/rBvaZBU

View: https://imgur.com/gallery/rBvaZBU

 

[SkyNetRising]

MSI MAG x570 Tomahawk Wifi
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You said, you updated BIOS.
What BIOS version did you update from?

 

[CountMike]

M.2 NVME SSDs need UEFI, not CSM/legacy BIOS.

 

[SkyNetRising]

M.2 NVME SSDs need UEFI, not CSM/legacy BIOS.

Not necessarily.
You can boot from nvme in legacy mode just fine.

 

[CountMike]

Not necessarily.
You can boot from nvme in legacy mode just fine.

Once is installed in UEFI mode, yes but has to be installed in UEFI.

 

[SkyNetRising]

Once is installed in UEFI mode, yes but has to be installed in UEFI.

No. Windows can be installed on nvme drive in legacy mode as well.
No problems there.

 

[SpaceWolf02]

Sorry for the late reply. Been fiddling today and once the BIOS recognised my m.2/ssd as the boot drive i selected that as priority one. Windows installed successfully and the computer now works