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Yes, the NVMe SSD is a relative new addition. Previously, Windows was installed on my SSDs in RAID 0.

 

Here're the steps that I've taken, this seems to have fixed my issue!

  1. Deleted and re-created my RAID 0 volume.
  2. Unplugged all non boot drives.
  3. Performed clean install of windows.
    1. Deleted all partitions from my boot drive.

In the future, I'll make sure to delete all partitions from my boot drive before installing. Thanks for your help!

 

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After performing a clean install of windows, I am prompted to select which OS I would like to load on boot. I'm not sure why multiple versions of Windows are detected. Here are the steps I followed:

  1. Created bootable USB drive using Windows Media Creation Tool.
  2. Shut down PC.
  3. Unplugged all HDDs/SSDs except for the drive I want to install Windows on.
  4. Turned on PC, booted from USB.
  5. Format my intended boot drive* following Windows installation dialogue.
  6. Clean install of windows.
  7. When I boot, Windows asks if I want to boot either:
  • Windows 10 (on volume 3)
  • Windows 10

Why am I seeing two options?

 

*I can see multiple partitions on my intended boot drive:

  1. Drive 2 Unallocated Space
  2. Drive 2 Partition 1 (Type = System)
  3. Drive 2 Partition 2 (Type = MSR (Reserved))
  4. Drive 2 Partition 3 (Type = Primary)

 

For context my system has the following drives:

1x NVMe SSD (intended boot drive)

2x SSDs in RAID ZERO (intended to store games)

2x HDDs in RAID ONE (intended to store documents)

 

CPU Intel Core i7 7700K @ 4.20GHz
Motherboard ASUSTeK PRIME Z270-A (LGA1151)
RAM Corsair Vengenance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4 DRAM 3600MHz C18
GPU EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 FTW GAMING
Storage 465GB KINGSTON SA2000M8500G, Games: 2x 250GB SSD in RAID 0, Documents: 2x 2TB HDD in RAID 1
PSU 800W Corsair Something…
OS Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
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Those are pretty normal partitions. I do have the same partitions. You have those on most when not all installs since windows 7
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Thanks, so the partitions look normal. Any reason why there are multiple instances of Windows being detected?

CPU Intel Core i7 7700K @ 4.20GHz
Motherboard ASUSTeK PRIME Z270-A (LGA1151)
RAM Corsair Vengenance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4 DRAM 3600MHz C18
GPU EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 FTW GAMING
Storage 465GB KINGSTON SA2000M8500G, Games: 2x 250GB SSD in RAID 0, Documents: 2x 2TB HDD in RAID 1
PSU 800W Corsair Something…
OS Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
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58 minutes ago, ToastedCrumpets said:

Thanks, so the partitions look normal. Any reason why there are multiple instances of Windows being detected?

Was/is Windows installed on any of the other drives?

 

1 hour ago, ToastedCrumpets said:

Format my intended boot drive* following Windows installation dialogue.

The best practice is to choose a custom install, then delete all existing partitions on the drive, then choose the unallocated space as the install location. Windows will create all necessary partitions during the install.

BabyBlu (Primary): 

  • CPU: Intel Core i9 9900K @ up to 5.3GHz, 5.0GHz all-core, delidded
  • Motherboard: Asus Maximus XI Hero
  • RAM: G.Skill Trident Z RGB 4x8GB DDR4-3200 @ 4000MHz 16-18-18-34
  • GPU: MSI RTX 2080 Sea Hawk EK X, 2070MHz core, 8000MHz mem
  • Case: Phanteks Evolv X
  • Storage: XPG SX8200 Pro 2TB, 3x ADATASU800 1TB (RAID 0), Samsung 970 EVO Plus 500GB
  • PSU: Corsair HX1000i
  • Display: MSI MPG341CQR 34" 3440x1440 144Hz Freesync, Dell S2417DG 24" 2560x1440 165Hz Gsync
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  • Keyboard: Corsair Strafe RGB (Cherry MX Brown)
  • Mouse: MasterMouse MM710
  • Headset: Corsair Void Pro RGB
  • OS: Windows 10 Pro

Roxanne (Wife Build):

  • CPU: Intel Core i7 4790K @ up to 5.0GHz, 4.8Ghz all-core, relidded w/ LM
  • Motherboard: Asus Z97A
  • RAM: G.Skill Sniper 4x8GB DDR3-2400 @ 10-12-12-24
  • GPU: EVGA GTX 1080 FTW2 w/ LM
  • Case: Corsair Vengeance C70, w/ Custom Side-Panel Window
  • Storage: Samsung 850 EVO 250GB, Samsung 860 EVO 1TB, Silicon Power A80 2TB NVME
  • PSU: Corsair AX760
  • Display: Samsung C27JG56 27" 2560x1440 144Hz Freesync
  • Cooling: Corsair H115i RGB
  • Keyboard: GMMK TKL(Kailh Box White)
  • Mouse: Glorious Model O-
  • Headset: SteelSeries Arctis 7
  • OS: Windows 10 Pro

BigBox (HTPC):

  • CPU: Ryzen 5800X3D
  • Motherboard: Gigabyte B550i Aorus Pro AX
  • RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 2x8GB DDR4-3600 @ 3600MHz 14-14-14-28
  • GPU: MSI RTX 3080 Ventus 3X Plus OC, de-shrouded, LM TIM, replaced mem therm pads
  • Case: Fractal Design Node 202
  • Storage: SP A80 1TB, WD Black SN770 2TB
  • PSU: Corsair SF600 Gold w/ NF-A9x14
  • Display: Samsung QN90A 65" (QLED, 4K, 120Hz, HDR, VRR)
  • Cooling: Thermalright AXP-100 Copper w/ NF-A12x15
  • Keyboard/Mouse: Rii i4
  • Controllers: 4X Xbox One & 2X N64 (with USB)
  • Sound: Denon AVR S760H with 5.1.2 Atmos setup.
  • OS: Windows 10 Pro

Harmonic (NAS/Game/Plex/Other Server):

  • CPU: Intel Core i7 6700
  • Motherboard: ASRock FATAL1TY H270M
  • RAM: 64GB DDR4-2133
  • GPU: Intel HD Graphics 530
  • Case: Fractal Design Define 7
  • HDD: 3X Seagate Exos X16 14TB in RAID 5
  • SSD: Inland Premium 512GB NVME, Sabrent 1TB NVME
  • Optical: BDXL WH14NS40 flashed to WH16NS60
  • PSU: Corsair CX450
  • Display: None
  • Cooling: Noctua NH-U14S
  • Keyboard/Mouse: None
  • OS: Windows 10 Pro

NAS:

  • Synology DS216J
  • 2x8TB WD Red NAS HDDs in RAID 1. 8TB usable space
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Yes, the NVMe SSD is a relative new addition. Previously, Windows was installed on my SSDs in RAID 0.

 

Here're the steps that I've taken, this seems to have fixed my issue!

  1. Deleted and re-created my RAID 0 volume.
  2. Unplugged all non boot drives.
  3. Performed clean install of windows.
    1. Deleted all partitions from my boot drive.

In the future, I'll make sure to delete all partitions from my boot drive before installing. Thanks for your help!

 

CPU Intel Core i7 7700K @ 4.20GHz
Motherboard ASUSTeK PRIME Z270-A (LGA1151)
RAM Corsair Vengenance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4 DRAM 3600MHz C18
GPU EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 FTW GAMING
Storage 465GB KINGSTON SA2000M8500G, Games: 2x 250GB SSD in RAID 0, Documents: 2x 2TB HDD in RAID 1
PSU 800W Corsair Something…
OS Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
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