Windows 10: Windows10 Fails to Complete Install on New Hard Drive

Recently the HD on my Lenovo Thinkcenter Edge 71/1578 desktop died. I bought a replacement new hard drive and, following the directions on the MS site, created a USB with an installation of Windows10 1909.


The installation beings just fine; I select Windows10 pro [which was what was on the broken HD], I choose the partition to install, Windows does its formatting, file copy and configure thing and then goes for a restart. [The boot sequence is HD, Optical, USB.]


The restart basically reads the USB again and starts the installation process all over. I tested the idea that if I removed the USB stick before it restarted while the PC was doing its BIOS thing, that that might be the problem. Nope. All that happens is that I get a black screen with a blinking white cursor.


By using the command line [which I get to through the installer's troubleshooting option] I am able to see that the install is creating directories and installing files.


I'm not sure what may have gone wrong or what I have done wrong, but am currently dead in the water. Guidance would be most welcome.


Thank you very much,

Bill Cole

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Problems installing new hard drive

Hello,

I suggest you to follow the steps provided below and check if it helps.

• Download and create an installation media (ISO) for Windows 10 form the link below:
  
  http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10
  
• Disconnect the 1TB and 3TB Hard Drives and install Windows 10 on the SSD using the installation media by following the steps provided by Andre Da Costa in the link below:
  How to: Upgrade from Previous Versions of Windows Using Windows 10 ISO file
• Connect the External drives (1 & 3 TB) and check for status.

Hope this helps. Keep us posted on the status for further assistance.

 

Hard drive/ OS issue

a guy suggested :

• shutdown
• unhooked HDD
• restarted
• yay !!
• reconnected HDD
• restarted
• yay !!

also , try method 3
How do I unlock the drive where Windows 10 is installed?

 

Hard drive failed how to install windows on new hard drive

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and he replaced my hard drive.

But now I have no OS ,no warranty and I have no other recovery or anything except my Microsoft registered Mail ID. I contacted Dell for my windows product key and they simply refused to give me my own Windows 8.1 key and said I have to pay Rupees 3500!!!
to install my very own OS on PC. I also contacted Microsoft and they said they cannot help without OEM file. I heard that one can install windows with iso file and therefore I went to dell website with My dell service tag and there I see windows 8.1 iso file
and other driver files. Is it possible to install same windows on my new hard drive without dell help ? Can anyone help me. I am a lower middle class person from India and financially not a good month going for me and had asked my parent to replace for my
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