Stuck on BIOS after Windows 10 clean install

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You seem to have covered everything I would have done to try to narrow down what is happening. The only thing different I would have done, during the custom install delete all partitions and then select Next. Do not create any partitions yourself. Did you do that for a reason, are you intending to install other operating systems on the remaining free space.?

Like it said the settings are wrong. Go into the BIOS and configure the settings / save them / reboot

Thanks for the answer.

1. The computer it's old. My parents bought it in 2006. It's Tsunami brand... can't check the exact model right now, but I have some hardware specifications in my memory (although, don't think this will help)

• CPU: Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E6400
• Motherboard: ASRock ConRoe 945G-DVI
• GPU: GeForce 210
• HDD: It's a toshiba brand SATA II disk with 2TB of memory and 5400 rpm speed. Don't know the model.
• RAM: 4GB installed, however I can only use 3.2GB due to Intel chipset limitation.

2./3. The system came with Windows Vista. Since then, I upgraded to Windows 7. When Windows 10 was released I upgraded it using academic licenses. Since then, I am using Windows 10 on this PC. It's about two years, because since early joined the Insider Program.

4. I don't understand this question that well... I have Windows 10 ISO on my USB pendrive which I used to install Windows 10 (or tried...). Right now, with every peripheral connected (including the hard disk), I am stuck on POST screen. Like the image above. I can't either Boot Windows or access BIOS. I can access BIOS and boot other devices if I unplug the hard disk, but this is already described above. I would like to run the check disk tool that Windows setup files include, however... I can't boot the USB and at the same time have the HDD plugged in, which is my big problem.

Hello neilpzz

As I said, I had several partitions with different Windows installed. I formatted and deleted them during Windows setup. No partition, can't install Windows. Right? Correct me if I am wrong, but the list of disks was only showing unlocatted size. Windows it self won't create the partition. As I am doing a custom install, I am the one who tells Windows to create how many partitions I want, and where to install Windows. I am also quite sure the Next button was disable, which makes sense.

With the un-allocated space, I created a partition with 400GB or so. Windows setup created it, and additionally a system partition. From the many times I did this procedure, everything was going as supposed. After creating my 400GB partition, then I was able to move on with install. 

And yes, I was planning to have another partition where I would install Insider builds. It's good for me to stay tuned to latest improvements related with development technologies, such .Net platform and so on, but also I like to help providing feedback and have a taste of new features :)

Hello,

Well, keep in mind that the HDD was working very well and running Windows 10. Let me tell you, that I had a partition with Windows 7, another with Windows 10 Threshold 2, and another with Windows 10 Redstone (14393). I haven't changed BIOS settings lately. Everything was working. Then format HDD using Windows setup, and ran into the problem.

I thought that Windows could change something on my BIOS settings, and as I described, I reset BIOS by removing the CMOS battery. Waited a little, and after power on, the system date was back to 2010 (date of latest BIOS version) as also I could check that some settings that I changed many time ago were on default again. This also didn't solve the problem.

Anyway, that settings should I look at, in your opinion?  

Windows cant change anything in the BIOS.

And since you reset the BIOS settings,  you need to change the date / year to now.

Windows and programs rely on the date being current not 6  - 20 yrs ago. Since it gets the info from the BIOS

You should also check what else you want to enable / use in the BIOS before you install Windows

If you've got a sata hdd enable AHCI. You cant enable it after you install Windows

If you're using an UEFI based system, enable UEFI and secureboot If the OS supports it.

You cant change it later

Change the bootdisk to what youre booting from.. Remember to save settings after

I know when I clean installed 10586 on a spare hard drive I just deleted all partitions and selected Next. Could be worth trying and you could use disk management to change the partition size if the install works.

Windows cant change anything in the BIOS.

And since you reset the BIOS settings,  you need to change the date / year to now.

Windows and programs rely on the date being current not 6  - 20 yrs ago. Since it gets the info from the BIOS

You should also check what else you want to enable / use in the BIOS before you install Windows

If you've got a sata hdd enable AHCI. You cant enable it after you install Windows

If you're using an UEFI based system, enable UEFI and secureboot If the OS supports it.

You cant change it later

Change the bootdisk to what youre booting from.. Remember to save settings after

Sure, but I already changed the necessary settings, such date and time. Also tweaked the boot menu order for some tests, but wherever the HDD is (1st, 2nd, 3rd or 4th) I get stuck on Windows. Ah, and enabled some CPU Intel technologies, that were enable before. I actually NEVER changed anything related with disk on BIOS. Even when I replaced my older HDD with this new one with 2TB. I am also not sure if I can't change anything, as I need to unplug the HDD to access BIOS. So, at least, I won't be able to change specific settings of the HDD.

I will take a look. Thanks :)

But I insist, what I really need is a way of formatting the hard drive, which I can't now because I am stuck on POST screen...

I know when I clean installed 10586 on a spare hard drive I just deleted all partitions and selected Next. Could be worth trying and you could use disk management to change the partition size if the install works.

Well, I don't know then :)

I would like to try if I could... however, as I described, I don't know how to boot Windows Setup files from USB, and keep the HDD plugged in.. Any idea?