System won't install Windows

[connormeldrim]

so i just rebuilt my pc and switched to Ryzen, and I'm having trouble booting up the OS install drive. I had an old usb with windows 10 already on it (this is what I used when I first installed windows back when it was an intel pc). and the installation process booted up, but wouldnt allow me to create a partition on a newly wiped and formatted SSD. so I reinstalled a newer version of the windows 10 iso, and made sure all my drives in my BIOS were updated and now it keeps telling me that no operating system has been found and that I should try disconnecting and drives that dont contain an operating system. any ideas as to what i should do?

old PC:
intel G3258
gigabyte b85m -a1 mobo
hyperx fury 1x8gb DDR3
hyper 212evo
nvidia gtx1050ti FTW
EVGA 600w PSU
kingston 120gb SSD
Seagate 1TB HDD

New PC:
Ryzen 7 1700
ASUS ROG Strix B350-F Gaming Mobo
Corsair Vengeance LPX 2x8gb
nvidia gtx1050ti FTW
EVGA 600w PSU
kingston 120gb SSD
Seagate 1TB HDD

 

[Barty1884]

Have you ensured the drive is active? Might need to flag as "active" in Diskpart.
Where/how did you wipe/format?


It's always a smart idea to
1. Update your install media (saves some of the standard windows update, as you've got a later release version)
2. Disconnect any drives you don't want an OS on. Isn't 100% necessary, but removes the potential for a mistake.

 

[connormeldrim]

I wiped the SSD both through the windows installer and through the command prompt additionally i formatted it and made it active using command prompt.

 

[Barty1884]

Does it show any partitions etc? Obviously, it shouldn't.

Could you post a screenshot of where it won't let you select an install location?

 

[connormeldrim]

i would, but i reinstalled windows on the usb drive and now my pc just boots to bios everytime, even when i force boot the usb

 

[Barty1884]

How did you create the USB? Did you download "media creation tool" and let it create the USB? Or did you download the ISO and create with a third part tool?

 

[connormeldrim]

well im creating the usb off of a mac, so i downloaded the iso and then mounted to the usb via the terminal, that worked for me before, but its not for this setup.

 

[Barty1884]

Hmmm, odd. If it's not booting to the USB at all, the issue is likely with the USB.
Even if there's nowhere attached to be able to install an OS (ie no HDD or SSD), you should still be able to boot successfully to the USB.

 

[connormeldrim]

ive tried 2 different USBs and they both seem to work when plugged into my macbook pro

 

[Barty1884]

Looks like you may need to use Bootcamp assistant:
https://www.windowscentral.com/how-create-windows-10-installer-usb-drive-mac

 

[connormeldrim]

can't, apple updated bootcamp assistant and now it is used only to partition and install windows on the apple product itself, it no longer installs it to USB drives