Windows fails to set up on the new M.2 drive.
Windows fails to set up on the new M.2 drive.
I've been trying to fix this problem for roughly two days now and feel completely stuck. I'm using a WD Blue 3D NAND SATA SSD M.2 2280 drive in an ROG Strix B450-F MOBO. I connected my old drive, partitioned the M.2 because Windows couldn't recognize it, turned off the computer and unplugged all drives except the M.2. I encountered the "We couldn’t create a new partition or find an existing one" error and attempted this workaround: https://windowsreport.com/we-couldnt-cre...partition/. That didn't resolve the issue, and I've tried many other solutions without success.
Gather the necessary details by taking screenshots. Disconnect all other drives except the M.2 SSD. Enter BIOS and disable CSM. Launch the Windows installer, navigate to the partition screen. Press Shift + F10, type "diskpart", press Enter, then select disk 0, click Type clean, and press Enter. Follow the prompts for conversion. If installation succeeds, proceed; otherwise, capture another error photo and share it here.
the command line shows the status as 1000kb available, though the SSD is brand new and hasn’t been used before.