Power outage during startup. Assistance required to reinstall Windows.
Power outage during startup. Assistance required to reinstall Windows.
I understand the setup I'm using and the situation you're facing. Your PC is showing some issues during boot, especially with the SSD not being prioritized. It's working in automatic repair mode but not resolving the problem. You've tried a clean Windows install and made a flash drive, yet it keeps restarting during installation. Let me know if you need further help!
Hello, I own two HDDs and one SSD. I suspected a hardware problem, so I took it to a local PC builder. They removed the SSD and installed their own. The system won’t boot to the desktop unless one of my HDDs is taken out, suggesting the second HDD might be faulty. Even after swapping in a new SSD, I still faced issues—Windows wouldn’t install properly and the PC would freeze or restart unexpectedly during setup. Their SSD with Windows already installed boots fine, but it was very late at night, so no further testing was done.
The computer appears to be outdated or has worn components that might be causing issues. Could the problem lie with the SATA connectors rather than the drives themselves, especially if the SSD is also SATA? This is uncertain without knowing the exact model. I suspect the system was designed for dual booting and would fail without all components working, though this might not be accurate. For now, their SSD functions, the OS is stable, but you can't access the HDDs with the new SSD. If this is true, consider replacing SATA cables and checking connectors.
I understand there could be several factors involved, and it will take time to determine the exact cause. I'm using an NVMe SSD. Yes, their NVMe SSD is functioning alongside my HDD. It loads the OS to desktop. I recently installed a new NVMe SSD in the same location as the old one, but the Windows installation still faces problems. I'm unsure if I mentioned it, but power was interrupted during startup.
I could be mistaken about this, but Windows setups are tied to the hardware they're on. If it works, I'd attempt to boot Windows from the old SSD alone, removing the HDDs first. Before reinstalling on a brand-new SSD with the same key, I'd remove Windows from the old drive. Your product key is usually on the media disk packaging or you can use software to reveal it on the system. With Windows 11, these steps might differ, but testing could help resolve the problem. Unless you updated your BIOS, power loss shouldn't be an issue.
The problem lies in the unclear question. Could you provide more details?
Their operating system launches to the desktop without issues. However, whenever I attempt to install Windows on my old SSD, it restarts unexpectedly or freezes. Even after installing a new SSD directly from the box, Windows still won’t install properly. We’ve used both our flash drives and several USB ports to try the installation, but the issue remains unresolved.
They placed my CPU on another device, but that computer failed to start like mine did.