This pc can't run Windows 11

Dallies · 19 Nov 2021 at 23:29

So ive just built my new pc.

Gigabyte z690 board
I5 12600KF

Yet it can't run Windows 11 I'm crying

That's the message I'm presented with during Windows set up. Not the crying part.

Why can't things be simple!

Any ideas please.

I'm begging.

Dallies · 19 Nov 2021 at 23:58

This is what happened. I started Windows setup and chose clean install. But got a message saying Windows can't be installed on drive 1 partition 1 which is a m.2 drive. So I went into the bios and enabled csm support. Changed storage boot option from legacy to uefi. Tried to install windows but after I select Windows 11 Pro from the list the next screen said this device does not meet the requirements for Windows 11. Looking at trusted computing in the bios now and it says...tpm20 device found, security device support enabled, pending operation- none, platform hierarchy enabled, storage hierarchy enabled, endorsement hierarchy enabled, physical spec version 1.3, tpm 20 interface type ptt, device select auto and disable block sid disabled.

Thanks.

Dallies · 20 Nov 2021 at 00:13

I've just noticed also that if I got into nvme configuration it says no nvme device found? But my Kingston 1tb a2000 m2 nvme drive is nvme right?

Dallies · 20 Nov 2021 at 00:30

This is totally strange because I changed usb from uefi to legacy and it went past the incompatible message but under storage options there was no drives available in windows setup, yet if I went to load driver I could select my nvme drive from a list? So I plugged in a sata ssd and now I'm installing Windows 11 onto IT?

Dallies · 20 Nov 2021 at 18:10

VonScar said:
Sounds like your NVME drive needs formatting to Windows file format, can you stick it in another PC? It probably needs a quick format to NTFS, then your Windows 11 ISO may see it.

Otherwise, it is something else.

Thanks it's sorted now. The bios needed updating.

Dallies · 22 Nov 2021 at 12:31

bitfenix said:
I have a GIGABYTE motherboard and looked in BIOS for SecureBoot and TPM cant find it in there I want to upgrade to Windows 11.

In my bios z690 I pressed F2 to enable advanced mode. Settings/miscellaneous/trusted computing/security device support/enable

Then go to boot enable and csm support and I changed storage boot option to uefi and other pci devices to uefi.

Also my nvme drive only seems to work in the m2 slot furthest from the cpu.

Dallies · 23 Nov 2021 at 11:44

Orcvader said:
CSM should be disabled for a full UEFI boot. You should only have this on if you have legacy devices that do not work with UEFI (eg an old GPU).

I don't know what's going on with this motherboard. If I disable csm I get problems logging into windows!

Dallies · 3 Dec 2021 at 16:11

I finally solved my problem. My hdd wouldn't work in the cpu lane. Only southbridge! I had to download a intel driver and add driver at the drive options page of Windows setup. Then Windows finally sees my drive in the cpu lane.