WIndows 11 boot loop

[jojymo1]

Good morning Lads,

I've seemed to be stuck in a head-scratching and frustrating error. No matter what NVMe drive or NVME slot I use on my new AMD-based system, after windows installation I get
the classic Boot Drive not found error. Below are details of my bios, PC specs, and bio settings changed,

Hardwear:
Mobo - X870 AORUS ELITE WIFI7 ICE (brand new)
CPU - AMD ryzen 7 7800X3d
Ram - Corsair VENGEANCE 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 DRAM 6200MT/S
GPU - AMD Sapphire 7800xt Pure
NVMe - Samsung 980pro Gen 4 1Tb
NVMe - Netac NV5000-t 2TB Gen 4
CPU Cooler - Artic Freeze III 240 RGB

X870 Bio is updated to the latest F3b

TWO DIFFERENT INSTALL METHODS USED (RUFUS AND WINDOWS MEDIA)
1.) Rufus has been used to install Windows 11 ISO to USB as both GPT UEFI and MBR CSM alongside removing windows requirements
2.) Windows media program has been used to install Windows to a PC

Bios edits include changing CSM to visible and changing boot options (OS drive) alongside side few other tricks.
No matter what option I chose and how I installed Windows 11, I still get 'No boot device found' after the bios start screen.

Things to note
- NVMe only shows up in the bios boot sequence if CSM support is enabled. Even if selecting the OS NVMe using F12 at start-up still leads to 'No boot device found'
- Both drives have been swapped between both M2A_CPU AND M2B_CPU M.2 slots

Any help is welcome, I've hit a brick wall!

Thanks in advance team!

 

[mickyflinn]

Mite be worth updating th motherboard bios if needed .

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[jojymo1]

Mite be worth updating th motherboard bios if needed .

X870 AORUS ELITE WIFI7 ICE Support | Motherboard - GIGABYTE Global

Lasting Quality from GIGABYTE.GIGABYTE Ultra Durable™ motherboards bring together a unique blend of features and technologies that offer users the absolute ...

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Good afternoon,

Bio's is updated to the newest version F3b,

Cheers

 

[Threepwood]

you're taking the install usb out and double checking that the correct drive is highlighted as the boot drive?

 

[jojymo1]

you're taking the install usb out and double checking that the correct drive is highlighted as the boot drive?

I sure have. I get this boot device error even when removing USB after windows instal and force the correct drive to launch

 

[mickyflinn]

Good afternoon,

Bio's is updated to the newest version F3b,

Cheers

Hi.

Are both drives connected at install ? If yes remove one.

 

[jojymo1]

Hi.

Are both drives connected at install ? If yes remove one.

I am only installing 1 drive per install attempt sadly with no luck

 

[mickyflinn]

I am only installing 1 drive per install attempt sadly with no luck

The only other thing I could suggest is install windows from another computer if possible onto one of your drives and then see if its recognised in yours.

Not in ideal I know but then it mite be a case of sending the board back.

 

[ED209]

Just to confirm. you can go through the Windows install fine and when the PC reboots it then comes up with "no boot device found"?

What I would do is take out the cmos battery and drain the power from the system and leave it for 30 mins. Pop the battery back in and try again with the rufus install\USB stick.

From what I have quickly read to enable secure boot you need CSM Support disabled so the system will not meet the requirements for Windows 11.

Just for testing, have you tried Windows 10 install?

 

[sg0]

I would start again. Use diskpart clean and partition your nvme. Download windows media tool and setup on a usb. As ED209 said setup bios so it conforms to windows requirements.