Hey everyone,
I recently decided to do a fresh install of Windows 10 and I've come across a weird issue. I completely cleaned my drives and wiped them, and went through the installation of Windows on an SSD. I used a USB with a Windows installation made from the installation media. Everything went well and the PC booted up into Windows. Fast forward, and now my PC refuses to POST/boot without that USB I used for the installation installed. With the USB in, a white dash flashes in the left upper corner on startup and the PC boots as it's supposed to. If I have the USB out, then the white dash stays up there and the VGA debug light on my motherboard stays on.
I have tried reinstalling Windows over a dozen times today, tried different USBs, updated my BIOS, and tried different hard drives to no benefit. I'm completely at a loss and have no idea what to do. Is it possible my motherboard is messed up?
Specs:
Ryzen 7 5800x
MSI B550 Gaming Plus Motherboard
GT 1030 (3080 is in RMA process)
16 GB DDR4 Ram
SSD for the OS
Windows 10
I recently decided to do a fresh install of Windows 10 and I've come across a weird issue. I completely cleaned my drives and wiped them, and went through the installation of Windows on an SSD. I used a USB with a Windows installation made from the installation media. Everything went well and the PC booted up into Windows. Fast forward, and now my PC refuses to POST/boot without that USB I used for the installation installed. With the USB in, a white dash flashes in the left upper corner on startup and the PC boots as it's supposed to. If I have the USB out, then the white dash stays up there and the VGA debug light on my motherboard stays on.
I have tried reinstalling Windows over a dozen times today, tried different USBs, updated my BIOS, and tried different hard drives to no benefit. I'm completely at a loss and have no idea what to do. Is it possible my motherboard is messed up?
Specs:
Ryzen 7 5800x
MSI B550 Gaming Plus Motherboard
GT 1030 (3080 is in RMA process)
16 GB DDR4 Ram
SSD for the OS
Windows 10