Question Why does MSI B550 mainboard fail to recognize usb drives of windows 11 installs. BIOs is setup standard

[orange1968]

But it does notice the same drives with Linux installs. A number of different thumb drives have been tried, all with legit Windows 11 install software. BIOS is latest update, with default settings.

 

[CountMike]

But it does notice the same drives with Linux installs. A number of different thumb drives have been tried, all with legit Windows 11 install software. BIOS is latest update, with default settings.

How was installation USB formed ? W11 requires UEFI mode BIOS and TPM enabled.
For best compatibility use Microsoft MCT tool to download W11 and make bootable USB.

 

[orange1968]

Thanks!! But what is the MS MCT tool, how to get it? I've been using an install that I purchased months ago from the MS site.

 

[orange1968]

Thanks!! But what is the MS MCT tool, how to get it? I've been using an install that I purchased months ago from the MS site.

How was installation USB formed ? W11 requires UEFI mode BIOS and TPM enabled.
For best compatibility use Microsoft MCT tool to download W11 and make bootable USB.

 

[CountMike]

MediaCreationTool
https://www.microsoft.com/software-download/windows11

 

[orange1968]

Well, sorry, but as I appreciate the help, indeed, doing that made no difference to my mainboard. The bios setup shows the usb drive as being present but continues to say that nothing is there. The usb drive is certainly there with the windows 11 install ready to go. But nothing boots or is 'seen'. Pffft.

I have a new board being shipped, and that seems like all I can do right now.

 

[CountMike]

Well, sorry, but as I appreciate the help, indeed, doing that made no difference to my mainboard. The bios setup shows the usb drive as being present but continues to say that nothing is there. The usb drive is certainly there with the windows 11 install ready to go. But nothing boots or is 'seen'. Pffft.

I have a new board being shipped, and that seems like all I can do right now.

What about Uefi mode BIOS and TPM enabled ?

 

[orange1968]

Yes, both enabled, not the difference in this case. Hmm, but again, thank you for trying to help! I will check the wiring just for fun but I doubt it. I could have messed up a circuit somewhere on the board. Weird things can happen. Though I've been at this since the days of Apple IIe.

 

[Flayed]

Try a different brand of usb drive before you replace the motherboard

 

[ohio_buckeye]

Agreed. I’ve had fonts where certain USB drives that otherwise worked fine didn’t want to let you note from them.

 

[orange1968]

I've collected more of those things, even finding them in old jackets ready for the wash. I got a smaller Asus board, as basic as one can get, and am putting that in now. As long as my back can bear it. Yeah, I have many various usb drives, from the older 8gb up to newer 256gb. I even remember the 2gb scsi hard drive I paid $500 for our BSD Unix server around 1996. And I never figured I would be alive for this long.
Thank you all!