Can't boot to anything but BIOS / looking to install windows os from SSD

hef_va · September 24, 2020, 9:44pm

Trying to install windows on my gpu rig but can’t seem to boot into anything but the bios. I have the windows os downloaded onto a kingston 120 GB SSD and it’s connected via SATA to the MOBO and PSU. MOBO is an asus b250 mining expert.

I still haven’t gone through the steps to install and activate windows on the rig though as I can’t get it to boot into anything but bios.

Just reset the bios to default to start fresh. Also, CSM is currently disabled and Secure Boot is currently Other OS.

Any thoughts on how to boot to windows os installation or reconfigure BIOS?

bick0012 · September 24, 2020, 9:51pm

Use the media creation tool to make a bootable USB flash drive and boot to that. Then you should be able to install onto the SSD.

Thomas_Schell · September 24, 2020, 10:41pm

What Bick said!! Google the tool. Should be one of the first things to pop up.

hef_va · September 25, 2020, 12:43pm

Thx gents, quick question.

I believe I did this originally to download the os onto the SSD. Is it possible I need to redo it or that the files were corrupted somehow?

marcrblevins · September 25, 2020, 5:44pm

Use this: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10

William_Hendricks · September 25, 2020, 8:53pm

Did you make sure the boot order in the BIOS is finding the drive? I know it’s a long shot but I’ve seen simple things like that happen in the past.

bick0012 · September 26, 2020, 10:20am

What you get when using the media creation tool is an installer, not an image of the OS. You can’t install Windows on the same drive you are booting from which is why you need to boot from a USB drive or a DVD. Run the media creation tool using a USB drive as the target, boot to the USB drive and you will be prompted to install Windows on the SSD.

hef_va · September 27, 2020, 2:07pm

That makes sense. I thought perhaps a partition on the SSD would work? But I could also see how that wouldn’t work. I’ll give it a try, thx.

hef_va · September 29, 2020, 12:18pm

Just an FYI to anyone still checking this, I’m up and running

Windows installed, GPU drivers updated and currently using nanopool since I’m more familiar with it while I research/compare other options. But all is functioning well.