Windows 10: New Build not booting from SSD. "Reboot and select proper boot device ..."

I'm new to this and my son and I are building our first computer. We are having trouble booting from SSD after installing Windows 10 Home.


MOB: ASRock x570m pro4

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600

SSD: SAMSUNG 850 EVO 500MB

GPU: EVGA GEFORCE RTX 2070 super

RAM: Corsair DDR4 3600 2x8MB =16

PSU: Corsair RM850


Downloaded Windows 10 to USB flash drive

Booted from USB and saved windows to SSD - No problem

No partitions on SSD

No other Data on SSD

SSD formatted to GPT

SSD was set as secondary boot source on MBO USB was primary

I have moved to different SATA port - no change

I updated all my MBO drivers - no problem

Everything lights up, all the fans run, everything seems to be in working order except the Windows install/boot.


Here is where the problem is, from initial installation:

If I remove the USB during re-boot, the computer error says "ReBoot and Select proper Boot device or Insert Boot Media ..."

The same thing happens if I remove the USB, restart to BIOS and set primary boot to SSD

If I leave the USB in during re-boot, it just loops back around to the original Windows Install sequence.


I even re-downloaded Windows 10 from Microsoft and tried it all again - no change.

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Last week we swapped that Corsair with a 64gb Crucial SSD and installed Windows. We then created a backup image of that drive. All was good until Thursday when her power strip that the PC was plugged into got tripped. Start up the computer for find "Reboot and select proper boot device..." message. So, apply the backed up image to the SSD since repairing the MBR didn't work.

Now this morning she comes in and the PC is running fine. Attempts to open Microsoft Word and she gets a pop-up stating there isn't enough disk space. So, she then restarts and upon booting back up gets "Reboot and select proper boot device..."

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reboot and select proper boot device

Alright whenever I try and boot to my SSD (boot drive) my computer will end up saying "reboot and select proper boot device or insert boot media in selected boot device and press a key". However if I use the same SATA and power connections and attach my Linux hard drive, with no changes to the BIOS, it will boot just fine. If I have my SSD set up as a slave drive, I can access the files fine and browse the drive as if nothing is wrong. Anyone know why this is happening?

Specs:
Mobo: ASUS M4A79XTD evo
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 965
RAM: 2x(2x 2GB A-Data Gaming Series)
SSD1: Kingston SSDNow 64GB
SSD2: OCZ Onyx 32GB
HDD: WD Caviar Black 640GB
Linux HDD: Hitachi Deskstar 320GB
DVD Drive: Some LiteON drive
Graphics card: AMD Radeon HD 6950

If anyone has an idea as to why this is happening, please let me know. The system has been working fine up until I took it apart earlier to clean it out.