creating windows install partition problem

[Memphis Raines]

Not sure if this is a problem with my ssd or with windows in general...

I have 2 different ssd drives, 1 seems to take windows installs without a problem, the other gets to the drive / partition selection screen and gives me this wonderfully vague error..

(image pulled off google not my system but same error)

I have gone through all the hoops that i can find to get it to work but non seem to work on this particular drive..

(mainly using diskpart to clean and then reformat a new system partion)

I have tried Windows 7, 8 and 8.1 installers and all seem to give me the same error... (all installed using a new sandisk usb3 stick)

the drive works fine, it does not have any errors or faults when tested..


I never used to have this error but it started coming up much more often on mine and other PCs i have built

So basically i was looking to find out if this is a windows problem or a drive problem?

 

[Memphis Raines]

Yep, always do installs with only 1 drive connected (that pic is just for the error)

my normal approach is to delete all old partitions then let windows do the rest, which has always worked in the past

 

[Memphis Raines]

thanks for your replies, but please read my post.. i have already done these things

 

[Memphis Raines]

also tried that, thanks,

I am more interested in understanding what the cause / reason is for this error... it makes no logical sense...