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1. Ensure that your USB drive is correctly formatted. Go back to the MS website and download the iso instead of using the create bootable USB drive option. Once you have the iso use Rufus to create a bootable drive. FAT32/NTFS does not matter, just make sure that under the drop down list in Rufus you choose MBR for BIOS. Format the disk.

 

2. Ensure that your HDD is set to IDE mode not AHCI.

 

3. Profit!

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So im trying to install windows 10 on this:

CPU: AMD Athlon X2 5200+

GPU: Radeon Hd 4850 Iceq 4 HIS

Mobo: gigabyte ga-ma69gm-s2h

Ram: 4Gb of something

PSU: Antec Earthwatts 500W

Case: Thermaltake Commander MS-I

Cooler: Thermaltake TMG A1 (or something like that)

HDD: WD Blue 500Gb

 

And instead of having an Invalid Partion Table, it wont boot off the HDD. I installed Windows 10 onto the hard drive on my main computer, and it boots. I can plug my ssd with my copy of Windows 10 into the machine above, and it will boot. But when i plug in the HDD it wont do anything. What am I doing and how do i fix it?

 

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thats very strange that it boots off of an ssd but not hard drive. Right now i cant think of why it might be doing that but i will reply in a minute after i do a bit of research. 

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Just now, TubsAlwaysWIns said:

It is the only bootable device in the machine. Not sure why it would be confused. Please explain

Ahh.. You got me a bit confused.. with your OP. Anyway for more clarity. How many HDD or SDD is connected to the computer?

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2 hours ago, Xyntium said:

What is happening exactly when it posts? is there any form of error? Does the HDD appear in the bios and if you enter the boot selection menu at bios and select the HDD will it still not load?

It says "DISK BOOT FALIURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER"

Edit: In the BIOS it appears in the menu

 

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2 hours ago, leonard_sun said:

Ahh.. You got me a bit confused.. with your OP. Anyway for more clarity. How many HDD or SDD is connected to the computer?

1 HDD. No CD Drive, only thing in the IO is a VGA cable and a PS2 Keyboard. 6 GB or RAM, The CPU, nothing in expansion slots

 

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i honestly have no idea why it would be doing that 

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Just now, TubsAlwaysWIns said:

1 HDD. No CD Drive, only thing in the IO is a VGA cable and a PS2 Keyboard. 6 GB or RAM, The CPU, nothing in expansion slots

And this HDD boots when plugged into a different Computer? If yes, did you install Windows 10 from a different Computer? If yes again, use Windows 10 installer and use the utilities to see if there is a hidden partition, this is what should have hold your MBR.

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2 hours ago, leonard_sun said:

And this HDD boots when plugged into a different Computer? If yes, did you install Windows 10 from a different Computer? If yes again, use Windows 10 installer and use the utilities to see if there is a hidden partition, this is what should have hold your MBR.

1. Yes

2. Yes

3. The issue is it wont boot from USB (Invalid Partion Table), so i had to install on another machine

 

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Just now, TubsAlwaysWIns said:

1. Yes

2. Yes

3. The issue is it wont boot from USB (Invalid Partion Table), so i had to install on another machine

Ok.. now it's getting clearer. :)

When you did this installation from the other machine, did it have a different HDD or SDD in it? If so the likely problem is the MBR is installed on the different HDD/SDD.

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2 hours ago, leonard_sun said:

Ok.. now it's getting clearer. :)

When you did this installation from the other machine, did it have a different HDD or SDD in it? If so the likely problem is the MBR is installed on the different HDD/SDD.

Ok. I did but I can try re-installing it without that HDD

 

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1 minute ago, leonard_sun said:

Ok.. now it's getting clearer. :)

When you did this installation from the other machine, did it have a different HDD or SDD in it? If so the likely problem is the MBR is installed on the different HDD/SDD.

95% chance this is the issue

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Is the USB installer drive set to UEFI GPT only or something?

 

Could be that the motherboard you have is BIOS and the thumb drive is UEFI?

Please quote my post, or put @paddy-stone if you want me to respond to you.

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2 hours ago, paddy-stone said:

Is the USB installer drive set to UEFI GPT only or something?

 

Could be that the motherboard you have is BIOS and the thumb drive is UEFI?

As of now im kind of past thay, and just seeing if that hard drive will work. Thanks though (And im not sure that it is in UEFI)

 

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2 hours ago, leonard_sun said:

Ok.. now it's getting clearer. :)

When you did this installation from the other machine, did it have a different HDD or SDD in it? If so the likely problem is the MBR is installed on the different HDD/SDD.

Ok so re-installed it with no hard drives in the system, and its doing something different. It isnt displaying No disk inserted or whatever, but its not doing anything

 

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9 minutes ago, TubsAlwaysWIns said:

Someone please help

so now you see only a black screen? Don't fret allow it a good 30 mins.... Windows 10 is now sorting through it's driver sets since the original Hardware it detected is no longer the same. If it still doesn't boot after that time, I am also out of ideas.

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2 hours ago, leonard_sun said:

so now you see only a black screen? Don't fret allow it a good 30 mins.... Windows 10 is now sorting through it's driver sets since the original Hardware it detected is no longer the same. If it still doesn't boot after that time, I am also out of ideas.

No it gets stuck on this screen (will post picture in a sec)

 

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2 hours ago, leonard_sun said:

so now you see only a black screen? Don't fret allow it a good 30 mins.... Windows 10 is now sorting through it's driver sets since the original Hardware it detected is no longer the same. If it still doesn't boot after that time, I am also out of ideas.

 

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In the top right where the light is blocking it says "Pri. Slave Disl : None"

 

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