Device fails to power on and cannot access bootable Windows 10 installation media via USB drive.
Device fails to power on and cannot access bootable Windows 10 installation media via USB drive.
Hello, I encountered some issues with my software on my computer. I planned to remove and reinstall it, but it froze during uninstallation. I thought the program might get damaged, but it didn’t. After a restart, it took a long time and displayed a disk check screen, which I ignored, assuming the problem was from the forced restart. It then froze again, so I restarted it. Once back on, it showed an automatic repair prompt, but it went blank. I restarted again, but the same happened. I made a bootable USB with Windows 10 to try a system restore. After plugging it in, the Windows logo appeared and stayed for about 15 seconds before going blank. I unplugged my SSD while Windows was running, then booted from the USB. It worked this time, but I still couldn’t install Windows since the drive wasn’t connected. I reinserted the SSD and tried booting again, but it froze once more. I suspect the SSD might be corrupted, especially since I only got it four months ago. I’m not sure how to proceed without a working drive. I’m currently backing up my USB 3.0 drive and planning to make it bootable with Windows 10. If that doesn’t help, I have no other options. I tried my USB 3.0 drive previously and it handled the issue like the others. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. -Archie P.S. Here’s my SSD.
The Windows logo appears upon booting from the USB, then the screen goes dark and stops working. When I disconnect the USB while my SSD is still plugged in, it boots properly and allows me to reinstall Windows. However, the drive I need to reinstall is my SSD, not the Windows installation drive.
There, I understand how the USB connection works during startup. If I see the Windows logo, it means the system is booting from the USB. Seeing the gigabyte logo indicates it's using my SSD. The drive isn't corrupted because it boots correctly without it. I plan to upload a video tomorrow on YouTube showing this process. The video will be unlisted, and I'll include the link here.
Since I enabled optimise defaults, I applied similar settings to Windows 8 and 10.