DVD drive not booting!

NateBeast · Mar 12, 2016

Hi. I just built my own PC. I downloaded the windows 10 iso to a dvd and I put it in my dvd drive. I set the bios to boot to to the dvd drive, but when it boots, it tells me:
Reboot and select proper boot device.
or inset boot media in selected boot device and press a key.
If I press a key, it displays the message again. When I open the dvd drive and then close it and then press a key, it waits a bit then tells me it again.

djreedj · Mar 12, 2016

Is it plugged into the right sata port? should be any of them besides sata 0

NateBeast · Mar 12, 2016

djreedj :

How do I know which one is Sata 0?

smorizio · Mar 12, 2016

did you use the windows media creation tool or the free microsoft iso to usb/dvd tool to make the dvd?? if not the dvd may not be bootable. in the bios make sure under boot the bios set for efi and legacy boot. turn off secure boot and under dvd make sure the dvd det as the first boot device. some mb at post if you hit f11 you can select the boot drive.

smorizio · Mar 12, 2016

mb guild that comes with the mb or online have a listing of sata ports and there numbers.

NateBeast · Mar 12, 2016

smorizio :

Ok, yep, it's in Sata 4, still not working.

Also, I did use the windows media creation tool. Where would I find legacy boot, secure boot etc. I have an asrock mb.

djreedj · Mar 12, 2016

Refer to you rmotherboard manual as long as it is a sata port it should work fine. that was my next suggestion make sure you use the media tool. By the way, is it all possible to use a USB flash drive to do this? You can use Rufus ( https://rufus.akeo.ie/ ) to make it bootable and download the media creation tool ( https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10 )

and you need this as well

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/windows-usb-dvd-download-tool

djreedj · Mar 12, 2016

And all you need to do is go into the boot menu and select the dvd drive, if it doesnt work its not bootable and i suggest you try and USB method they are cheap and it works so much better.

NateBeast · Mar 12, 2016

djreedj :

Ok, I will try using a USB.

smorizio · Mar 12, 2016

one thing also to check look at your dvd drom drive does it have the dvd logo or is it a cd rom drive. most of the setting are under the advance tab under boot.

djreedj · Mar 12, 2016

Ok remember, download ISO to desktop, Use the USB tool.. Use RUFUS to format the disc to NTFS and then you should be good to go, remember to plug the usb into the USB 2.0 header not 3.0 the 2.0 is the black one

djreedj · Mar 12, 2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psPWQy3-5B0

NateBeast · Mar 12, 2016

Ok, so I used rufus and I just put the usb into my PC and booted from it. It's currently on the Windows logo, so I will let you know how it goes.

Fingers crossed!

EDIT: Still on the windows logo for about 3 minutes here. Normal?
EDIT 2: About 5 minutes now...
EDIT 3: Setup just started.

djreedj · Mar 12, 2016

djreedj · Mar 12, 2016

Let it go it takes a qhile then it will start loading up to the install screen

djreedj · Mar 12, 2016

While

NateBeast · Mar 12, 2016

Yep, Windows is installing. One question though. I have an SSD and an HDD in my PC. I want to install windows on the SSD. In the Windows installer, do I have to click new and set a size or can I just go ahead with selecting the drive and clicking next? Thanks for your help everybody.

djreedj · Mar 12, 2016

I think you can just hit next but I wouldnt. Actually, you MIGHT have to go into the desktop and go to disk management, and right click on your SSD and click New Volume. But while you here, click on your SSD, I assume its a brand new SSD. You should see partition already set I believe, delete everything on it, and hit New on Unallocated Space. Then proceed to install windows on it. If it says you Cant INstall Windows on it, and you Deleted previous partitions and Selected NEw. You have to do what I said in Disc Management, then Proceed.

smorizio · Mar 13, 2016

with windows installer now they dont want anything on the drive. it has to put the system restore partion on the main boot drive. if you partion the ssd then windows installer will put the system restore on the empty hard drive.

djreedj · Mar 13, 2016

smorizio :

im sorry what?

NateBeast · Mar 14, 2016

Everything is solved thx!

djreedj · Mar 14, 2016

Goood!

djreedj · Mar 14, 2016

NateBeast :

How bout a Best Answer

haha glad you got it solved.

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