Don't have an optical drive

TheGentry · 10 Dec 2014 at 10:08

Can I ask a friend to install windows on a SSD and then just put it in my pc?

Minstadave · 10 Dec 2014 at 10:11

Ask them to make you a USB install stick. Less chance of driver issues.

TheGentry · 10 Dec 2014 at 10:12

Thought there might be issues with that

Mr Badger · 10 Dec 2014 at 10:12

Not normally a good idea. Better to install from a USB stick.

TheGentry · 10 Dec 2014 at 10:14

Cheers guys

TheGentry · 10 Dec 2014 at 10:15

My SSD also has an install disk? Can I just download whatever it is

Quartz · 10 Dec 2014 at 10:53

TheGentry said:
Can I ask a friend to install windows on a SSD and then just put it in my pc?

USB stick is the way to go. Just make sure you plug it in to a USB 2 port.

For a longer term solution, consider purchasing an external USB ODD.

azibux1 · 10 Dec 2014 at 11:08

Quartz said:
Just make sure you plug it in to a USB 2 port.

Why is this? Just curious

Hagar · 10 Dec 2014 at 11:22

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/windows-usb-dvd-download-tool
Windows tool to make USB stick from ISO download.

Audigex · 10 Dec 2014 at 12:03

azibux1 said:
Why is this? Just curious

I think he actually meant USB 2+, not specifically USB 2.

Taking that as the assumption, and that he's advising not to use USB 1....have you ever tried transferring 4.5GB at 12Mb/s (1.5MB/s)?

azibux1 · 10 Dec 2014 at 12:11

Audigex said:
I think he actually meant USB 2+, not specifically USB 2.

Taking that as the assumption, and that he's advising not to use USB 1....have you ever tried transferring 4.5GB at 12Mb/s (1.5MB/s)?

Aha

Alright I see

I thought maybe for some reason USB 3.0 caused issues

mkelbie · 10 Dec 2014 at 21:11

USB 3.0 does cause issues sometimes, Win 7 more than 8.

Like I can use the Intel USB 3.0 ports on the board but if I used the chipset 1s I have had issues. Probably rare now with 8.1 but it has definitely happened.

Quartz · 11 Dec 2014 at 11:01

Audigex said:
I think he actually meant USB 2+, not specifically USB 2.

No, I said USB 2 and I meant USB 2. I've had major problems installing from USB sticks plugged into USB 3 ports because the USB 3 driver has not been loaded.

spoffle · 11 Dec 2014 at 11:09

Quartz said:
No, I said USB 2 and I meant USB 2. I've had major problems installing from USB sticks plugged into USB 3 ports because the USB 3 driver has not been loaded.

Me too, I did a clean install of Windows 10 a few weeks back and it kept asking me to load the drivers, with it being installed onto a RAID volume I thought it was the RAID drivers it wanted. I spent an hour plus fussing around trying to get it see the drivers until I realised the Windows setup couldn't see the USB drive I was using. Then I realised it must be something to do with USB 3, as I'd built a new PC and it was the first time I had a case with front mounted USB 3 ports.

ED209 · 11 Dec 2014 at 11:16

I have installed windows 7, 8.1 and 10 from USB 2 and USB 3 ports using USB 2 sticks with no issues at all.

if I use windows 7 I extract the ISO to a bootable stick and then boot from it, same with windows 10. windows 8.1 I use the tool which does everything for me

chippy08 · 11 Dec 2014 at 11:37

I have never been able to install windows using usb 3 ports so how do you do it as there is no drivers installed for the usb 3 port to work ?

Minstadave · 11 Dec 2014 at 16:55

I guess the native Intel ones are likely not to need drivers (usually windows supports them natively) whereas third party ones will.

Dempsey22 · 11 Dec 2014 at 17:16

You can put the files on the SSD and use diskpart commands so when it boots it will automatically install Win to the same SSD.

I had to do it that way as I didnt have USB/Optical drive

CrazyH · 11 Dec 2014 at 17:18

If you have one lying around in another pc you could try this...
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