Windows 10: Install gone BAD! Can't boot to USB anymore to install Win 10 fresh

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    Install gone BAD! Can't boot to USB anymore to install Win 10 fresh


    A friend gave me a PC with 2 internal hard drives, one being partitioned. I purchased a brand new Win 10 Pro license and want a clean start. I downloaded Win 10 to my USB jump drive and rebooted. I was unable to install due to "the selected disk has an MBR partition table". So, I found this youtube video: Windows cannot be installed to this disk. the selected disk has an MBR partition table - YouTube

    I followed the instructions, namely....
    Ran "diskpart"
    Selected each disk, 1 and 2
    Did a "clean" for each
    Did "convert GPT" for each

    Now when I reboot I can't even boot to the USB drive anymore. Some errors on the black screen....

    For Atheros PCIE Ethernet Controller v2.1.1.3
    Check cable connection!
    PXE-M0F: Exiting Intel PXE Rom.
    Reboot and Select proper Boot device
    or insert boot media in selected Boot device and press a key
    I made sure my USB drive (with Win 10 installer) is in and hit a key. Same error.

    I rebooted and went to boot menu and made sure USB was set for first boot sequence.

    I'm not sure what to do at this point. I can't boot off my USB drive anymore so that I can run my Win 10 free install!

    My goal:


    • Remove any partitions that were created in the past
    • Boot to USB install drive
    • Install Win 10 on my SSD drive

    Can you help???

    :)
     
    webdevguy, May 7, 2018
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