So here's the deal, I just got an x79 board, trying to install windows on an ssd drive, I already found out the hard way about launching the install disc as uefi and gpt being automatically chosen for that. I also learned that instead of putting the boot drive at the top of boot priorities you need to put windows boot manager first. I know all my hardware is good from tests and i'm running at stock bios 0906 so rule that out.
I still, after installing windows and restarting for the first time, get the boot manager screen saying windows couldn't be started and telling me to restart with a repair disc or launch startup recovery. That's on the three times (out of about 30 so far) that it even restarts to finish installing (the point where you assign a username etc). The bios seems to enjoy changing the boot priority order halfway through my installations.
I'm currently on day 2 of trying to get this thing to boot into windows after the first install restart. I've never encountered this in 4 versions of windows, does anybody know what's happening?
I still, after installing windows and restarting for the first time, get the boot manager screen saying windows couldn't be started and telling me to restart with a repair disc or launch startup recovery. That's on the three times (out of about 30 so far) that it even restarts to finish installing (the point where you assign a username etc). The bios seems to enjoy changing the boot priority order halfway through my installations.
I'm currently on day 2 of trying to get this thing to boot into windows after the first install restart. I've never encountered this in 4 versions of windows, does anybody know what's happening?