X79 Extreme6 - SSD Windows Install

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   Update- Apologies for wasting anyones time.
I found there was another disk drive connected, after disconnecting got the error that the SSD has an MBR partition and windows can only be installed to GPT disks.

Got into DISKPART, cleaned and then convert to GPT.

Windows now installing and disk response time very quick.

Have probably lost the data on the other disk, my son will kill me, a smack forehead moment. Lesson, don't work on unfamiliar things when you are tired.

Thanks

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DJ62 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 22 Jun 2020 Location: Australia Status: Offline Points: 5	Post Options Post Reply Quote DJ62 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: X79 Extreme6 - SSD Windows Install Posted: 23 Jun 2020 at 4:01pm
	Update- Apologies for wasting anyones time. I found there was another disk drive connected, after disconnecting got the error that the SSD has an MBR partition and windows can only be installed to GPT disks. Got into DISKPART, cleaned and then convert to GPT. Windows now installing and disk response time very quick. Have probably lost the data on the other disk, my son will kill me, a smack forehead moment. Lesson, don't work on unfamiliar things when you are tired. Thanks

DJ62 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 22 Jun 2020 Location: Australia Status: Offline Points: 5	Post Options Post Reply Quote DJ62 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 23 Jun 2020 at 4:47am
	Hello. Yes, it does boot up ok - windows 7. Last Thursday began to run extremely slow, with little CPU or RAM usage. SSD was nearly full so decided on new SSD and clean install of Windows 10. Next thing I was going to try was using an old HDD and see if similar problems.

wannagofast Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 05 Aug 2016 Status: Offline Points: 21	Post Options Post Reply Quote wannagofast Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 23 Jun 2020 at 4:31am
	If you put the old drive back in does it boot up and run Windows 7 ok?
	Z77 Extreme6 - i7-3770K @ 4.4 GHz - 8GB GSkill 1866 MSI GTX 970 4GD5T OC - Samsung 850 Pro 128 GB SSD

DJ62 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 22 Jun 2020 Location: Australia Status: Offline Points: 5	Post Options Post Reply Quote DJ62 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 23 Jun 2020 at 3:33am
	Hello. After some help. Trying to do a clean install of Windows 10 on a SSD drive on my sons computer (it's a little old, but was running pretty well up until a week ago). The installation is extremely slow, using USB stick, and after a few hours I get a Install Windows error - Windows could not complete the installation. To install Windows on this computer, restart the installation. Have read some posts in this forum with similar problems, but unable to follow the instructions, particularly in regard to CSM, I cannot see the option anywhere. Can access the Asrock UEFI, but configuration options not the same as most of the suggestions in posts. Specs: MOBO - Asrock X79 Extreme6 P2.80 CPU - i7-4930K 3.4ghz RAM - 2 x DDR3_B1 G_Skill 8192MB 667mhz SSD - Samsung SSD 860 EVO 1TB GPU - Gigabyte AORUS Radeon RX 580 8GB Previously had a 256gb SSD with Windows7 All the settings in BIOS have SATA3 as ACHI. Would appreciate any suggestions on how to fix this problem, get Windows installed and get the rig back in use. Thanks very much