new pc arrived but im confused about windows drive location

[EmmaWilliamson688]

But I'd still have to go into the bios? If it's not saving settings I dont know what is happening here is some grabs from phone

 

[EmmaWilliamson688]

ok scrap that phone photos are too large

 

[SpyderTracks]

Just found this on the ASUS support site, it's a bit mad they make you enable this to change boot priority!

1. Enter the BIOS setup menu by pressing and holding F2 key when powering on.
2. Switch to “Boot” and set “Launch CSM” to Enabled.
3. Switch to “Security” and set “Secure Boot Control” to Disabled.
4. Press F10 to save and exit.
5. Press and hold ESC key to launch boot menu when the Unit restarts.

 

[EmmaWilliamson688]

Ok I can do all bit secure boot is greyed out, do I have to do something in Windows ?

 

[SpyderTracks]

Ok I can do all bit secure boot is greyed out, do I have to do something in Windows ?

I think you're in the boot section, you need to be in security?

 

[EmmaWilliamson688]

There is no security tab

 

[EmmaWilliamson688]

This is all the menus and only security section I see is this

 

[SpyderTracks]

There is no security tab

God, Asus really have made this crazy difficult haven't they???? Secure boot is going to be required for the first time on WIndows 11 so I guess they're preparing for that, but it is a little rediculous.

How to Disable or Enable Secure Boot for ASUS Motherboard

Secure Boot is often enabled by default on ASUS motherboards but for several reasons, you may want it OFF. Here is how to disable it.

www.technorms.com

 

[SpyderTracks]

Tbh I wouldn’t bother messing around with all this, I would just do a clean install.

 

[EmmaWilliamson688]

This really seems a bit advanced for this time of night, il have to sleep and check that article again in morning . , if I do a clean install tho , how do I still tell mb to boot to the 500gb? I don't want to open up the beast and remove the graphics card and figure out how to remove the m.2 either

 

[SpyderTracks]

This really seems a bit advanced for this time of night, il have to sleep and check that article again in morning . , if I do a clean install tho , how do I still tell mb to boot to the 500gb? I don't want to open up the beast and remove the graphics card and figure out how to remove the m.2 either

You've already set the 500Gb to the first boot device haven't you? It's just failing to boot and passing onto the next device in the boot menu. Likely means the clone wasn't successful.

 

[EmmaWilliamson688]

I really appreciate the help btw , yeh I had deleted the 2tb from the drives u pick in some setting and even when I go to the main boot from option I had chosen 500gb but it still booted the 2tb. I appreciate suggestions u might have if u think cloning didn't work. I'm just not sure i wanna take the card out of this beast to get to the m.2 coz one is above and one is below the card which is harder to access . This is an expensive kit I don't want to break anything 🙂 I'll come to it tomorrow morning with fresh eyes

 

[SpyderTracks]

I really appreciate the help btw , yeh I had deleted the 2tb from the drives u pick in some setting and even when I go to the main boot from option I had chosen 500gb but it still booted the 2tb. I appreciate suggestions u might have if u think cloning didn't work. I'm just not sure i wanna take the card out of this beast to get to the m.2 coz one is above and one is below the card which is harder to access . This is an expensive kit I don't want to break anything 🙂 I'll come to it tomorrow morning with fresh eyes

As I said, clean install will be much easier, you don't need to remove anything to do that.

 

[EmmaWilliamson688]

As I said, clean install will be much easier, you don't need to remove anything to do that.

ok appreciate it, got a guide on this? i assume i need to download the windows install onto a usb? can u wipe drives in the bios? sorry im just not an advanced user at all with windows and such and don't want to break anything. Maybe i should just call pcs on Monday about this :/

 

[SpyderTracks]

ok appreciate it, got a guide on this? i assume i need to download the windows install onto a usb? can u wipe drives in the bios? sorry im just not an advanced user at all with windows and such and don't want to break anything. Maybe i should just call pcs on Monday about this :/

You can’t break anything with software.

The first part when you boot the windows installer is asking you which partition to install to. Delete all partitions from both disks (this will delete the existing windows partition), then install to the spare space on the 500gb drive. The rest is straightforward.

Then one you’re in windows, run windows update repetitively until there are none left including optional updates.

Then install the GPU driver itself direct from nvidia and iCue or whatever else you want on there.
then you should be good to install whatever you want.

 

[EmmaWilliamson688]

You can’t break anything with software.

The first part when you boot the windows installer is asking you which partition to install to. Delete all partitions from both disks (this will delete the existing windows partition), then install to the spare space on the 500gb drive. The rest is straightforward.

Then one you’re in windows, run windows update repetitively until there are none left including optional updates.

Then install the GPU driver itself direct from nvidia and iCue or whatever else you want on there.
then you should be good to install whatever you want.

thanks appreciate it, i just never done the boot drive thing before so will have to search how to make one. anyway jeepers!...ive kept u up late on this , your a legend for patience il try this tomorrow and keep you posted.

 

[Martinr36]

Download a new copy of Windows using the Media Creation Tool to an 8GB (min) USB.
Boot that USB and choose a Custom Install.
Delete all UEFI partitions on the system drive (EFI System, Recovery, MSR Reserved, Primary).
Select the unallocated space that results and click the Next button. The installer will create the correct partitions and install Windows.
Run Windows Update repeatedly, even across reboots, until no more updates are found.
You may need/want to download and install the latest graphics driver from the Nvidia/AMD website (they change so regularly the latest version isn't always in the Windows libraries).

 

[EmmaWilliamson688]

I formatted the drive here but now it says it can't install to that drive :/

 

[EmmaWilliamson688]

Now I don't have windows on either drive what do I do??????

 

[SpyderTracks]

I formatted the drive here but now it says it can't install to that drive :/

You don’t want to format anything, just delete all the partitions.