Problem with Windows 10 installation on Asus Prime X870-P WiFi using a bootable USB drive.
Problem with Windows 10 installation on Asus Prime X870-P WiFi using a bootable USB drive.
I’m facing a tricky problem and would appreciate some guidance.
I made a Windows 11 bootable USB with Rufus 4.11, but the device isn’t appearing in the BIOS. I’ve experimented with different settings—turning on/off CSM, disabling Fast Boot, etc.—but nothing resolves the issue.
The important detail is: the same USB functions perfectly on an MSI board (just a few years newer). On that board, I only needed to set the UEFI Hard Disk Drive BBS Priorities and enable CSM/UEFI-Legacy Mode.
The problematic board is an Asus Prime X870-P WiFi running the latest BIOS.
The USB I’m using is a Kingston DataTraveler Max 256 GB (USB-C). I even tried it in a USB-A port with an adapter, including a USB 2.0 port—still no success.
My thought is that the stick’s size might force it to use NTFS instead of FAT32, which could explain why the Asus board doesn’t recognize it, while the MSI board does fine.
I’m considering switching to a smaller 16–32 GB drive and using a standard FAT32 setup, but I’d love to know: have others encountered this? Is there a way to make a large NTFS bootable USB work on this Asus model?
Thanks for any advice!
Usually I would choose the better choice, but I decided to explore the extra options Rufus provides, such as “Disable data collection.” Still, I’ll give the Media Creation Tool a shot just in case it’s about a formatting problem. Thanks for the suggestion!