windows 8 boot help

[coronerk6]

I tried installing Windows 8 to my ssd by booting from an optical drive. Worked no problem, but it didn't detect my ssd. Knew this was a common problem do I rebooted and changed my boot order to my HDD and went to reformat my drive. Now its saying it can't boot and is doing system diagnoses. It says to reboot and when I do it goes back to the diagnosis which tells me to reboot. Its a twisted cycle of perpetual frustration.

What do?

[Arty]

I tried installing Windows 8 to my ssd by booting from an optical drive. Worked no problem, but it didn't detect my ssd. Knew this was a common problem do I rebooted and changed my boot order to my HDD and went to reformat my drive. Now its saying it can't boot and is doing system diagnoses. It says to reboot and when I do it goes back to the diagnosis which tells me to reboot. Its a twisted cycle of perpetual frustration.

What do?

did you unplug the hdd before installing on the ssd?

[coronerk6]

did you unplug the hdd before installing on the ssd?

I did not, no. Is that a bad thing?

[Arty]

I did not, no. Is that a bad thing?

Yes, unplug HHD, format the SSD, Reinstall Windows onto SSD, plug hdd in set boot to ssd and boot up.

[coronerk6]

Yes, unplug HHD, format the SSD, Reinstall Windows onto SSD, plug hdd in set boot to ssd and boot up.

And it's working! New problem, I now have everything on my HDD and its my F drive. Can I not access anything on it? Any way I can reformat it?

[Arty]

And it's working! New problem, I now have everything on my HDD and its my F drive. Can I not access anything on it? Any way I can reformat it?

Do you want the data off it?

Check right click computer on desktop, and go to manage > Storage, can u see it thier?

[Fliggle_Slaps]

Since you say it's your F drive, does that mean it's showing up in Computer but as a blank or locked drive? Hopefully you didn't format the HDD during the Windows install dilema.