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Just bought a 120 GB SSD from Kingson, this one: http://www.kingston.com/en/ssd/v#sv300s3 from here https://www.komplett.no/kingston-ssdnow-v300-120gb-25-oem/773515#!tab:extra
So first thing I do when I get it is to power down everything, plug it in, turn everything back on and see if it gets detected by my system and works. It does.
Tried making it a primary partition: works. Tried formating it: also works. So everything seems to work, I delete it so it's unallocated.
 
Then with the Windows 8.1 Setup program (http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/create-reset-refresh-media) I start creaing a bootable USB. My usb: http://www.kingston.com/en/usb/personal_business#dt100g3 https://www.komplett.no/kingston-datatraveler-g3-32gb/779498
I then go into boot menu and choose the USB, the windows 8.1 setup starts. I write in my key and proceed to the drive selection. I select the SSD and install.
 
So installation goes fine, I get into my new windows installation and downloads the important windows updates. After they finish I click update and restart. While it's doing it's thing I go AFK.
When I come back all I see is a orange screen ( color that I selected during the windows 8 personalization process. See image: http://i.gyazo.com/3b2a02ed8419a45ceb98b0131be8e4c8.png )
I think this is because I forgot to change my boot order, so when it restarted it went into my HDD. Cause I still, for whatever reason, had them in. I know that I should have taken them out before starting..
 
After this I shut it down -> boot menu -> SSD. Same orange screen, it shows right after the splash screen of the windows logo.
I boot into my HDD, same thing... I pull out my SSD and try going into HDD, it works. However, after the splash screen it asks me to choose between windows 8.1 on volume 1 or windows 8.1 (doesn't show volume). I choose the volume 1, and it works.
So I then pull out my HDD and just have my HDD in, still the orange screen.
 
Then I start a 5 hour long troubleshooting quest trying to reinstall windows and turning on and off different BIOS settings and everything I can possibly think of.
So I then get an error whilst selecting which disk to install windows on the SSD.  Error message: "We couldn't create a new partition or locate an existing one for more information, see Setup log files."
I then quit the installer, click on repair computer -> troubleshoot -> advanced -> command prompt -> regedit.exe -> file -> import/export (this starts windows explorer). Don't know why, but you can't start explorer with explorer.exe.
I view the setup error in Boot X:\Windows\panther\setuperr.log or something like that. It shows me like hundreds of these: "[0x06069e] IBS    GetMachineInfo:Couldn't find boot disk on this BIOS-based computer"
 
I somehow managed to install windows 2 more times, but everytime I power down, put in my HDD and boot from my SSD, I get the orange screen.
I have set my SATA controller to AHCI.
I tried this on 3 different computers. I tried installing Windows 7 Ultimate on the SSD, worked flawlessly. Tried using my ISO file to install on a virtual machine, also worked fine.
Tried setting up the bootable USB with both the 8.1 setup program and the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool (http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msusa/html/pbPage.Help_Win7_usbdvd_dwnTool). I know it says Windows 7, but it works on every version I think. My friend have tried it on windows 8, server 2012 and 2008, vista and 7.
I have also tried with 3 different ISO files.
 
So now I'm just lost. I don't know what to do anymore, this goes beyond my knowledge and understanding. I just keep getting the "We couldn't create a new partition or locate an existing one for more information, see Setup log files." error. And "[0x06069e] IBS    GetMachineInfo:Couldn't find boot disk on this BIOS-based computer" in the setup error log.
 
Specs:
 
PC 1:
Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3, Socket-AM3+
AMD FX-8350 Black Edition
 
PC 2:
MS-7798
Intel i3-3220
 
PC 3:
MB.R4L02.001
i3-380M

 

Edit:

It works fine in Windows btw! It can read and write. http://puu.sh/aS2OJ/acb5b7c9af.png

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Contact customer support, komplett has a great one and if you need to Rma it

And btw i have bought 2 of those ssd's and they worked with 8.1 seamlessly 

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Contact customer support, komplett has a great one and if you need to Rma it

And btw i have bought 2 of those ssd's and they worked with 8.1 seamlessly 

 

Yea, was hoping I could get a new one if it wont work. But it's just so weird, cause like I've said; It successfully installed Windows 8.1 several times. And Windows 7 as well.. it's just so weird 

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I feel like I should ask this... are leaving the USB in after you've installed?

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I has a similar problem with my KIngston 120GB 3K drive. Try installing it from a disc. 

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