Trying to install windows 10 on a newly built computer

[JJ_McCoy]

Whenever I turn on the computer with the windows installation media usb it shows this screen.

[Bruce]

Who built it, yourself or a PC shop?
Do you get the usually “Hit F2 to enter setup” or whatever key is required to get into BIOS?

[JJ_McCoy]

Who built it, yourself or a PC shop?
Do you get the usually “Hit F2 to enter setup” or whatever key is required to get into BIOS?

I built it myself. When I don’t have the usb in it instantly goes to bios with no loading and with the usb it goes straight to this screen with no options.

[Bruce]

If it goes straight into BIOS, that normally indicates a hardware error, usually hard drive.
Take out the memory sticks and graphics card (if applicable) and wipe their motherboard slots, their contact pins, and the circuit board with a soft bristled brush.
Then reseat and see if that helps.
Also try leaving the graphics card out if your motherboard and processor supports onboard graphics.
And try just one memory stick at a time if there are more than 1, and in different slots.
Lastly, disconnect all devices, externally and internally and see if it boots to BIOS, with an error message something like ‘no keyboard found’ or ‘no hard drive found’.

[PeterOz]

with the windows installation media usb

How did you make the windows usb?

[JJ_McCoy]

If it goes straight into BIOS, that normally indicates a hardware error, usually hard drive.
Take out the memory sticks and graphics card (if applicable) and wipe their motherboard slots, their contact pins, and the circuit board with a soft bristled brush.
Then reseat and see if that helps.
Also try leaving the graphics card out if your motherboard and processor supports onboard graphics.
And try just one memory stick at a time if there are more than 1, and in different slots.
Lastly, disconnect all devices, externally and internally and see if it boots to BIOS, with an error message something like ‘no keyboard found’ or ‘no hard drive found’.

I followed your instructions and it still went straight to bios. Only had the monitor plugged in with no ssd 1 and one stick of ram. Had to leave the graphics card installed.

[JJ_McCoy]

How did you make the windows usb?

I went to the Microsoft website and downloaded their installation media and installed it on the usb stick.

[georgeks]

The best way is to go to here Lataa Windows 11 and download the windows 11 media creation tool.
That’s the one we use at work .

[georgeks]

Are you sure the SSD is visible in the BIOS?
What mode do you employ? AHCI, Intel RST?

What is the configuration of the system?

[georgeks]

OOPs, sleepy time.. got to work tomorrow…:sleep:

[JJ_McCoy]

Are you sure the SSD is visible in the BIOS?
What mode do you employ? AHCI, Intel RST?

What is the configuration of the system?

SSD is visible and it’s in AHCI. It’s the only storage in the pc.

[JJ_McCoy]

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The splash screen randomly decided to fit the monitor but it sill goes straight to the splash screen with no options to go to bios and no window spinner at the bottom of the screen with the windows installer plugged in. It still goes straight to bios without the installer plugged in.

[Bruce]

Side stepping the fact you may have a faulty component, maybe motherboard, it could also be a build issue.

Dismantle everything and re-assemble on a piece of cardboard somewhere, like the kitchen table.
Even re-check the processor - thermal paste, plastic tab was removed, heat sink securely attached.
Only connect the essentials needed to get into BIOS - so as before, just one RAM, only the boot storage, no keyboard or mouse, etc.
We are testing getting into BIOS and seeing a normal config menu.
If successful, then add keyboard/mouse so we can navigate.
Slowly introduce other components.

[JJ_McCoy]

[ATTACH type=“full”]13655[/ATTACH]Turned it on after rebuilding and only putting in essentials and it’s said memory changed then went to bios.

[Bruce]

Excellent - progress!
The memory has changed message is us only using one stick.

Now you can turn off, and let’s start with removing that memory and using the other stick.
This will test either stick is good.
If that works, reboot using both sticks, and so on, adding bit by bit all the things you want to use in the new PC.