Problem occurs during the setup of SteamOS on a Gigabyte motherboard.
Problem occurs during the setup of SteamOS on a Gigabyte motherboard.
Hello everyone, I'm working on setting up SteamOS on a brand new computer based on the recent video from Linus. He didn't clearly show the steps for getting the recovery image with Rufus, but I have it. When I try to start the installation on my key, I get a confusing screen with logos and options like "DEL : BIOS SETUP", "F12: BOOT MENU", and "END : Q-FLASH". None of these actions seem to work. I've reinstalled the image using Rufus, which has FAT32, UEFI, and GPT formats. I updated my BIOS to the latest version and changed USB ports to rule out a hardware issue, but it still doesn<|pad|>. What could be the problem?
Check if F12 shows the USB as bootable. Press DEL and choose the Boot tab to verify. If not listed, disable Secure Boot in BIOS. Consider using Bazzite as a replacement for SteamOS.
I completed these steps precisely, yet I had to pick my USB manually in Rufus by opening advanced drive settings and checking the list of USB devices. The machine I wanted to build a SteamOS bootable drive for has - ASROCK b650m, Ryzen 7 9800X3D, RX 7800 XT, 32 Gb DDR5 RAM at 6000Mhz, 1Tb Samsung EVO 970, and a 1Tb hard drive. The one I intended to use is - Gigabyte B650M D3HP, Ryzen 5 7600x, RX 7600, 16 Gb DDR5 at 6000Mhz, and a Lexar NM620 M.2. At the same time, I installed other operating systems such as Windows or Ubuntu without problems; Rufus worked perfectly for the drive and boot process. I re-downloaded, changed the extraction method, downloaded from different sources, and transferred files, but always ended up with a 7Mb file which might be the reason for my current difficulties.
The drive offers 32Gb, yet the file size reported during extraction varies from 2.9Gb to 7Mb across different tools like WinRAR, 7-Zip, and the built-in Windows utility. This inconsistency occurs regardless of the method or device used.
I misread KB instead of B. Recently, I updated the drive, cleaned it, and used Rufus to install the SteamOS recovery image. Now the BIOS should recognize the boot drive, though it’s stuck on a black screen. I’ve noticed this can happen, but usually it fades within minutes—15 minutes passed and it remains black. It’s a step forward, but we’re not yet fully resolved.