Problem reinstalling windows

[AnalogCanavity]

So I am reinstalling windows, and it says I can’t do the Express installation, so I do the custom installation and it won’t let me do it on my m.2 because it says it’s a GPT partition style. I only have a M.2, 1 seagate 3tb HDD and a DVD thing. Don’t know what to do

 

Thanks

[Snipergod87]

Delete all of drive 1's partitions and install (if you dont need that data) Drive one appears to be your M.2 SSD.

Which OS version is this?

[AnalogCanavity]

It won’t let me use it still

[ProjectBox153]

15 minutes ago, Zic05 said:

It won’t let me use it still

That picture still shows that it has stuff on it. Go into Windows and delete all partitions on it. 

[AnalogCanavity]

2 minutes ago, Jamiec1130 said:

That picture still shows that it has stuff on it. Go into Windows and delete all partitions on it. 

So I exit out of the windows thing, how

[AnalogCanavity]

For the express can I just go back and do that. But will it allow to delete the files that I currently have on my PC

[Radium_Angel]

Turn off your PC, physically remove the power to every drive but the one you want to install Windows to, and try that

[wONKEyeYEs]

I have always been told by people who know more than I do that

you should unplug all other drives before installing your OS on an m.2.

 

[GoodBytes]

WAIT!

 

That is not the problem per se.

• If you have a UEFI based system, properly configured, you can ONLY boot from a drive with a partition table of type: GPT
• If you have the old legacy BIOS, you can ONLY boot from a drive with a partition table of type: MBR

Is your UEFI properly configured? (if you are on a laptop or OEM computer, some configuration are not available)

• CSM (Compatibility Support Module) -> Disabled
• SATA Controller set to AHCI mode
• HPET (if you have select Intel CPU): Enabled and set to HPET 64-bit mode.
• UEFI mode: Enabled (not set to Legacy). It may also be an option to say that you have "Windows 8" or "Windows 10", that is all the same thing. All it means is "A modern UEFI compatible OS is being installed and will run, and not Windows 7 or older OS"
• XMP Profile set to: Profile 1
• Nothing set to Legacy mode
• Secure Boot enabled
• Enable Fast Boot
• Disable Startup Delay

 

Keep in mind that if you boot from the Disk or USB Flash drive that you pick the "EFI" option. For example: "EFI: SandDisk Extreme 32GB".

 

Due to M.2 being still new, and motherboard manufacture ID it as first or last or middle set of Controllers, to ensure that no boot partition of Windows end up in an HDD. I suggest that, during the installation of Windows, you ONLY plug your M.2 PCIe drive. Unplug all SATA cables. Once Windows is installed, shutdown your system, and NOW plug your HDD's. It is NORMAL that your system starts slower because of your HDDs. They need to spin up, and the UEFI needs to wait for them.

[Enderman]

FIrst of all, you should only have ONE drive connected to the PC while installing windows.

Otherwise you can seriously screw things up.

 

Next, you should delete all of the partitions you see there until there is only one "unallocated space" left.

 

15 minutes ago, Zic05 said:

So I exit out of the windows thing, how

You can press the red X at the top right of the window a few times and exit out of the installation.

[AnalogCanavity]

Ok so I unplug my HDD and my DVD thing

[AnalogCanavity]

2 hours ago, Enderman said:

Next, you should delete all of the partitions you see there until there is only one "unallocated space" left.

Really, but it looks like drive one allocated space has barley any space left.

 

Thanks

[AnalogCanavity]

15 hours ago, Snipergod87 said:

Delete all of drive 1's partitions and install (if you dont need that data) Drive one appears to be your M.2 SSD.

Which OS version is this?

I have windows 10 Pro, my PC specs are in the drop down tab, I’m pretty sure I have the lastest bios