Unable to complete a fresh installation of Windows 10 on the new Samsung Evo 970 Plus with 1TB storage.
Unable to complete a fresh installation of Windows 10 on the new Samsung Evo 970 Plus with 1TB storage.
I've attempted all possible solutions. Now I'm aiming for a brand new Windows 10 setup on my Samsung Evo 970 Plus 1TB M.2 drive, which is installed in an MSI H510M-A Pro Micro ATX MoBo case. I posted about it, and I managed to boot from an old HDD, but transferring data from the HDD to the M.2 is problematic due to differing sector sizes. This creates a challenge because the system lists the M.2 as E:, made by Standard Disk Drives, with a 4096-byte sector size. That prevents straightforward cloning. I suspect this could be the root cause, but I haven't found a fix. Since cloning isn't an option, I'm seeking a clean installation. I've downloaded Windows Media Creator onto a thumb drive using Rufus and another via the standard method. The installation process on the E: drive completes normally, then restarts as expected. After that, it simply returns to the installer, treating the drive as if no files were created. I've confirmed AHCI mode is active and BIOS is set to UEFI. My assumption is that Media Creator isn't generating a valid MBR, which would enable a fresh Windows download. This issue seems linked to my previous SSD setup—after cleaning it out, I still couldn't obtain a clean install. I'm stuck beyond the initial restart after Windows installation. Please help. Also, I attempted to modify the MBR on the M.2, but the commands didn't respond.
You can verify your idea by turning on a USB stick and browsing its files without installing anything. I think the device might be faulty, though it could also be the other way around.
Inspect every connection once more and detach any additional drives. Insert the media tool USB into the rear MOMO port and attempt the connection again. There might be a drive problem; consider using a fresh SATA drive if possible.
You chose to load the driver and applied the downloaded AHCI/raid drivers during the Windows install process for the drive selection.