Windows 10: Error When Installing Windows 10 on new Laptop HDD

I think you're right, Navy - something is not right with that. But, why then did his previous drive operate?

OP-Was there something unique about your original drive?

 

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Windows was loading a boot time manufacturer provided driver for the Raid controller. I've never seen one that could not be changed to AHCI in UEFI/BIOS though.

More info here:
https://rog.asus.com/forum/showthrea...t-AHCI-OR-RAID

There are settings in UEFI/BIOS to enable/disable RAID and set AHCI mode.

 

Thank you guys for all the info!

As for there being something unique about my original drive, I'm not sure, the only difference I originally thought they had was that one was 1TB, and the new one was 500GB. But from reading the posts in that link, apparently the stock drive in my laptop comes configured on RAID. Where as if I look at physical disk info in my BIOS with the new drive installed, it's says the status is Non-RAID, and the controller type is AHCI.

So now I'm stuck figuring out why the heck the only option I have in my SATA Configuration is RAID, when ACHI should also be there.

 

Is there a BIOS update you can take?

EDIT -
no wait - can you just select RAID DISABLED? That should do it.

 

Here's your user manual.
http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/nb/...VL_VT_VY_C.pdf

The only place I see SATA config is where they talk about East Flash, but that's where you would change it - SATA config.

 

I think this is from the same link Navy gave you a few posts up. *Smile

So, if you're installing using a USB, just add a folder to it for those drivers, choose a custom install in Windows, and load those drivers first.

 

Yes, I read through that link, it was definitely very helpful. And I also read that part, however I was unsure of how to do that. Honestly don't know how to load IRST drivers during/before a custom install.

I also read your post asking if there was a BIOS update, and facepalmed as soon as I read it. That should of been one of the first things I checked, I don't know how I didn't think of that.

Checked it out, my BIOS was version 204, and the latest was version 216. Updated to 216, and sure enough the option to switch from RAID to AHCI was there.

I defintiely appreciate all the help! Even though the answer was so simple(hopefully!) I'm about to try and install Windows again now that my SATA configuration is set to AHCI, fingers crossed nothing else goes wrong.

 

Awesome! Good luck! *Smile

 

You should be good now. Go ahead and mark the thread solved after you get the install finished. *Thumbs