Installation fails if more than one drive is connected.
Installation fails if more than one drive is connected.
It's recommended to keep only one drive installed during Windows setup. This ensures the system files and boot sector are placed correctly, preventing boot issues if a drive is removed. Windows likely attempted to install everything on separate drives but failed due to format differences, resulting in an error. Doing it right avoids future complications.
I suspect the bootloader is being placed in an unusual location, possibly due to formatting issues. Since the Windows installer often struggles with this, it's wise to install on a single disk for better reliability.
I understand you're working with just one SSD, but this requires a lot of adjustments. I was hoping for a way to avoid taking apart half my case and accessing the M.2 drives. Maybe I'll need to reinstall Windows 10 first and switch to Windows 11 later. It depends on whether I can resolve the issue in Windows 10 or not. That’s a topic for another question—I clicked your profile if you're interested. @Robchil, should I launch DiskPart inside the setup from the USB installer? It would be helpful if you could tell the setup to ignore or skip the other three drives.
in bios did you configure the correct drive as the primary boot disk? i verified that the disk section is set up properly for the correct partition to boot. if you use a boot manager, it’s useful. as in this guide: https://macrorit.com/partition-magic-man...-line.html. you should remove any drives that shouldn<|pad|> to be booted, keeping only the one intended for startup. this should resolve your problem.