Set up your new PC for Windows 10 installation step by step.
Set up your new PC for Windows 10 installation step by step.
I'm facing issues installing Windows on my new PC. After assembling the components and finishing the build, I started the installation process but encountered problems. I made a USB drive from my MacBook and it loads the Windows setup, yet when I try to boot from the SSD inside the PC, it reports an error about the disk being too small. Occasionally I bypass this and see other messages like "unable to make device boot." I don’t have the exact error codes yet and am trying to recreate a different boot media. I also set up a virtual Windows machine on my MacBook to generate boot images, but the installer is stuck at 55% completion. I only have a MacBook running Catalina, a 32GB USB drive, and a 128GB SSD—no other devices connected besides what’s needed for installation.
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G paired with RX570 chipset on a Gigabyte 450M motherboard. Powered by 500W, equipped with 128GB Intel SSD. Planned to add a 1TB WD drive later.
I added extra details to your original query. Here are some additional questions:
How exactly did you structure your SSD? Were you configuring RAM with an XMP profile or adjusting its overclock settings? Is your SSD set up for ATA or RAID in the BIOS? Which version of the BIOS are you using?
Prepared the setup for the CTP (just recalled a tutorial online). Nothing was done regarding RAM or overclocking. No changes made. Will verify later. Successfully launched the boot media via Windows VM and started testing now.
Check for partitions on the SSD during installation. Remove them if found, then choose available space and proceed.