Problem experiencing difficulties installing fresh Windows 11, along with SSD-related issues.
Problem experiencing difficulties installing fresh Windows 11, along with SSD-related issues.
Hi everyone, I recently set up a PC a few weeks back and everything worked smoothly until now. I’m stuck because I can’t access Windows anymore, so I thought about reinstalling Windows 11. I have a Samsung SSD 9100 pro 2 TB installed on an Aorus Pro Ice X3D board. The GPU is a Gigabyte Aero 5070 Ti and the RAM is Klevv DDR 32 GB. My BIOS sometimes recognizes the SSD, other times it doesn’t. When I plug in the Windows USB for a fresh install, the drive shows up sometimes and other times not. If it does show up, I can’t delete any partitions, and it seems like you’d want to do that before installing on unused space. I’ve tried almost everything—clearing CMOS, disabling secure boot, re-seating the SSD, reinstalling RAM, making sure ACHIEVE was enabled. I’m really at a loss here.
Have you checked for the latest firmware updates? It might help to address PCIE 5 instability, as updating the BIOS could resolve your problem similar to what worked for the Reddit user. Consider switching the PCIe generation from auto to 5 (or changing gen 4 to troubleshoot and verify SSD detection reliability) in the BIOS settings.
I'm using F2 for the pro ice x3d, which has been functioning well until now. The SSD is placed right above the GPU slot. I previously removed another storage SSD to see if that would help this one work.
When I open the Windows installer, should I remove the existing partitions and leave the unallocated space for installation? The software doesn't allow actual partition deletion. For Gen 5, I think I should use the PCIe X4 slot option, but all my slots are the same and I plan to add a second Gen 4 later. Is this going to cause any problems?
Also, since I don’t have another PC, updating the BIOS seems out of reach at the moment.
Cooling the processor with a hydro shift 2 worked fine when the PC was running; temperatures reached 70°C during games and rose to 45-50°C when idle.
It seems you haven't removed partitions yet, which is good. Consider switching the PCIe slot to Gen 4 and check if Windows boots. If successful, proceed with updating the BIOS.
Hopefully setting PCIE to gen 4 assists with this. See here for more details. How To - Windows 11 clean install tutorial This guide aims to walk you through a clean installation of Windows 11, version 23H2 or later, and it can also be used for earlier versions with minor visual differences but mostly similar overall... forums.