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The guidance from ASUS support was correct - I imaged the USB drive on another system using the windows media creation tool, booted the installer, and it installed successfully and is now working. I must say I do find this very odd. Is the media creation tool putting extra drivers onto the installer? Or is there just some installer bug with the ISO image?

I got a reply from ASUS' support that directed me to use the windows media creation tool to write the USB. Up until now I've been using the ISO from Microsoft and the dd command line tool. I will give this a go later this evening and report back.

The USB drive is visible from the browse menu. I have tried several USB drives, both USB3 and USB2 drives. This is a mini PC, there is no slot to add an extra USB controller card. The system has a SATA port, so I tried writing the windows ISO to a SATA disk, but the BIOS did not detect it as bootable. I will have to experiment with this a bit more.

A Debian live image boots and runs just fine. Unfortunately I really need Windows on this system and I don't have another system to hand that would work to get Windows onto the drive.

When trying to install Windows 11 on a new Asus PN51-S1 mini PC I get this error after launching the installer. "A media driver your computer needs is missing. This could be a DVD, USB or Hard disk driver. If you have a CD, DVD, or USB flash drive with the driver on it, please insert it now." If i launch a command prompt, I can use diskpart to see that my NVME disk is detected correctly, however the windows installer will not let me proceed past this screen. The machine reports that it is running BIOS version 0116 which is the same as the latest version from ASUS, however the build date/time doesn't match the release time listed on ASUS's website. I tried updating using the file from the website but it still reports the same version and build date/time. I do not have NVME RAID configured. A couple of threads for this error suggest it might be caused by corrupted install media, I have verified the sha256sum of the Windows ISO I used and it is valid. I've tried multiple USB keys. I've also tried Windows 10 and it failed with the same error. Others suggested using a USB2 port or disabling USB3 in the BIOS, but the BIOS does not have an option to disable USB3 and the system does not have any USB2-only ports. One thread suggested that the problem could be caused by missing the Intel RST drivers, however I doubt this is relevant as this is an AMD machine: https://superuser.com/questions/1789960/installing-windows-11-fails-a-media-driver-your-computer-needs-is-missing-err Full system specs: CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 5300U SSD: Kingston NV2 M.2 NVMe Gen 4 250GB Memory: Corsair 16GB (1x16GB) DDR4 2400MHz CL16 Vengeance SODIMM

The HP 561FLR-T plugs into a proprietary accessory slot on an HP server. You're not going to be able to use it in a standard PC.

I’m a visually impaired developer. for my needs, macOS still handles scaling the UI to hi resolutions in a better, more consistent way than windows the sub hierarchy of having windows in apps, and be able to switch between current window within an app, or current app works a lot better for my mental model of how things should work. This is probably the most important point I have direct access to a “true” Unix environment that is the same as my main system. WSL comes close. WSL2 goes backwards in some key areas hardware selection - noone’e a fan of the keyboard, but the rest of the machine is pretty nice. i strongly dislike a lot of the aesthetic choices being made by pc makers to stand out. Currently I’m working in finance and if I showed up at a meeting with a bigwig from a bank with a RGB PREDATOR with glowing skulls and shit I wouldn’t be taken seriously. Conversely, a lot of the more professional looking options don’t stack up specs wise. The balance that Apple finds is just right for me platform security: the weird shit that pc makers do to enable features like tracking a laptop even after its had an os reinstall require them to do funky things to windows putting your security at risk. With Apple products, these features are integrated into the architecture of the system in a much saner, safer way

That adapter won't work with a desktop drive, as the USB port doesn't supply the 12V power it needs. You will need something with an external power supply, like this: https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-USB-Hard-Drive-Dock/dp/B01M3P02FY/ref=sr_1_7?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1526754060&sr=1-7&keywords=startech+sata+usb&dpID=416o%2B6MSLpL&preST=_SY300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch

I've been using macOS as my daily driver for over 11 years now - since just before the Intel switch. I've been getting back into Windows for the sake of PC gaming and VR a bit lately, but still prefer macOS for getting most of my work done. Off the top of my head, here's what I can think of that any new Mac user should know: Many useful little apps in the Utilities folder (under Applications). I use things in the Utilities folder so frequently that I've added it to my Finder sidebar Audio MIDI Setup - configure weird and wonderful audio behaviours Console - view system debug messages Digital Color Meter - measure on-screen colours Terminal You can drag a file from Finder into Terminal and it will paste the file's full path If you have spent much time using Linux, FreeBSD, or other unix OSes or want to learn any development, you should install a package manager like Homebrew, Macrpots or Fink I personally prefer Macports, it works similarly to BSD and Gentoo Ports style packaging. It has a very large collection of packages that install reliably Homebrew is a unix-like package manager designed for macOS specifically. It's the most popular in the community at the moment Fink provides debian-like packaging. It is less popular so doesn't have as broad a base of packages as other tools, but the essentials are there. Unlike the other two, it downloads binary packages so installs should be a lot faster. Spend some time clicking through every option in System Preferences - macOS gets thought of as an operating system where Apple dictates their opinions to you, but actually there are a lot of little customisations you might like to make that might work better for you Two UI tweaks I like to make are under General - "Use dark menu bare and dock", and also I like to change the text highlight colour Download Xcode from the App Store, then register for free at developer.apple.com, then download the "Additional tools for Xcode". This includes Quartz Composer which you can use to make your own screen savers without writing code You can fill in PDF forms with the built-in Preview - even forms that were not designed to be fillable - using Tools -> Annotate. You can even save an image to user as your signature There's a built-in print-to-PDF button in the bottom left corner of the system print dialog. Whenever I use Windows I'm annoyed by this not being a built in feature That's all I can think of for now. I'll add to this thread as I think of more.

Are you attempting to use the scheduler to cold-boot the machine or wake form sleep? Are you leaving the screen open?