1st PC build problems

SpaceWolf · 12 Dec 2020 at 02:29

Hi guys having some trouble with my new PC build. Put my system together today, it boots up fine and I can enter the bios. I used the windows media creation tool to put windows 10 on a Fat32 drive and selected it as primary boot order in the bios. The trouble is, when I save and exit all I get is the MSI splash image, cut in half and going off the edge of the screen. Any help would be appreciated! All I want is to put windows 10 on my new PC and it’s driving me nuts. Not sure how to get past this! I updated the bios before I started, so wondering if it’s something I’m doing wrong with the bios.

Dg834man · 12 Dec 2020 at 03:25

Try a different usb stick or try a different usb port, sure i read some issue about usb sticks and usb2/usb3 ports, just went through a new build with msi board this week the splash image was cut in to a pile of rows that didnt line up on my first boot, but it did go straight to windows install, first time for me. sound like its nearly ready to go

SpaceWolf · 12 Dec 2020 at 09:19

Will try this out in a minute! Let you know how it goes!

Tetras · 12 Dec 2020 at 12:26

Make sure you're not putting the usb stick in the flashback port.

SpaceWolf · 12 Dec 2020 at 12:35

Turns out I did have the stick in the flashback port. Moved it over one, but still doing this. Please see :
https://imgur.com/gallery/izQjhQm

The screen just went black, with a small white underscore, and then gone to the option for entering BIOS. Pressing Delete doesn't do anything

https://imgur.com/gallery/iCKPIVF

Dg834man · 12 Dec 2020 at 15:16

You tried your usb stick in another computer to see if it works as a boot drive?

SpaceWolf · 12 Dec 2020 at 22:18

Feel like I'm at my wits end here!! Usb 2.0 16gb formatted to Fat32, with windows media tool on it. I put the drive into a usb slot on back of the motherboard and power on. I make sure the BIOS is set to UEFI and the usb drive is priority number one in the boot order. I save and exit the BIOS but instead of loading windows I am faced with this strange distorted picture!!

https://imgur.com/gallery/rBvaZBU

mickyflinn · 12 Dec 2020 at 22:48

Do you have acess to another computer to try and see if you can boot with the usb drive and see if the instsllation procedure starts..

Dg834man · 13 Dec 2020 at 02:11

Also once you have working installation drive, set it as second drive after the drive your installing too, otherwise it starts the install sequence again when you reboot.

freddie64 · 13 Dec 2020 at 08:54

Set your M.2/SSD as Boot Option 1. Restart PC and press F11, choose you USB drive from the option screen that pops up.

SpaceWolf · 13 Dec 2020 at 17:34

Sorry for the late reply. Been fiddling today and once the BIOS recognised my m.2/ssd as the boot drive i selected that as priority one. Windows installed successfully and the computer now works