[SOLVED] Windows could not format a partition on disk 0. The error occurred while preparing the partition selected for installation. Error code: 0x80070057

[BorderAussie1]

trying to install windows 10 on a new ssd and I'm met with this error. any advice?

 

[USAFRet]

trying to install windows 10 on a new ssd and I'm met with this error. any advice?

Starting advice, would be to give us some details:

What motherboard?
What specific SSD?
What port is it connected to?
Is this the only drive currently connected?
Which version of Win 10?
Where in the process do you see this?
You've deleted ALL partitions on the drive for this install?

etc, etc.....

 

[BorderAussie1]

Starting advice, would be to give us some details:

What motherboard?
What specific SSD?
What port is it connected to?
Is this the only drive currently connected?
Which version of Win 10?
Where in the process do you see this?
You've deleted ALL partitions on the drive for this install?

etc, etc.....

Asus rampage 4 extreme
Samsung Evo 1 tb
connected to sata port 1
it's the only drive connected
windows 10 home
when I click next after selecting which drive to install windows on
and yes the only option is drive 0 unallocated space

 

[USAFRet]

This is the same system from yesterday, here?

Question - We couldn't install windows in the location you chose. Please check your media drive. Here's more info about what happened: 0x80300002

Hi all. Trying to reinstall windows 10 on a new ssd and I'm running into this issue. I tried running diskpart and cleaning the disk but that did not work. any ideas?

forums.tomshardware.com

 

[BorderAussie1]

This is the same system from yesterday, here?

Question - We couldn't install windows in the location you chose. Please check your media drive. Here's more info about what happened: 0x80300002

Hi all. Trying to reinstall windows 10 on a new ssd and I'm running into this issue. I tried running diskpart and cleaning the disk but that did not work. any ideas?

forums.tomshardware.com

yes

 

[BorderAussie1]

This is the same system from yesterday, here?

Question - We couldn't install windows in the location you chose. Please check your media drive. Here's more info about what happened: 0x80300002

Hi all. Trying to reinstall windows 10 on a new ssd and I'm running into this issue. I tried running diskpart and cleaning the disk but that did not work. any ideas?

forums.tomshardware.com

I seem to have gotten past the error. But now "Copying windows files" is stuck at 0%. Think my processor could be fried?

 

[USAFRet]

I seem to have gotten past the error. But now "Copying windows files" is stuck at 0%. Think my processor could be fried?

Highly unlikely it is the CPU.

I would suspect the flash drive, long long before the CPU or motherboard.

 

[BorderAussie1]

Highly unlikely it is the CPU.

I would suspect the flash drive, long long before the CPU or motherboard.

I'm using a fresh windows 10 flash drive though and I have a spare cpu laying around. think it would be worthwhile to swap it out?

 

[USAFRet]

I'm using a fresh windows 10 flash drive though and I have a spare cpu laying around. think it would be worthwhile to swap it out?

I would try a different flash drive before swapping out the CPU.

Even if the one you're using is brand new from the store.

 

[BorderAussie1]

I'm using a fresh windows 10 flash drive though and I have a spare cpu laying around. think it would be worthwhile to swap it out?

I do have another windows 1

I would try a different flash drive before swapping out the CPU.

Even if the one you're using is brand new from the store.

gotcha. I do have another laying around so I'll try that and report back.

 

[BorderAussie1]

I would try a different flash drive before swapping out the CPU.

Even if the one you're using is brand new from the store.

Using a different usb seems to have worked