Windows 10: Windows 11 Clean Install Fails at 77% with Blue Screen — Samsung 980 PRO, Z790 System

I’m attempting a clean installation of Windows 11 using the official ISO on a high-end system. The installation consistently fails at 77% during the “Installing Windows” phase, followed by a blue screen crash e.g., ntoskrnl.exe, IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL. In some attempts, the system instead enters a boot loop after the language selection screen, returning to the start of setup.System Configuration:CPU: Intel Core i9-14900KGPU: NVIDIA RTX 4090Motherboard: ASUS ROG Strix Z790-F Gaming WiFiSSD: Samsung 980 PRO 2TB NVMe M.2 slotBIOS: Version 3001 latestRAM: 64 GB DDR5 XMP disabledTroubleshoo

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Windows 11 Installation Samsung SSD 980 NVMe

Hi,

I have recently bought new PC components but faced weird issue. I am already working on it for 2 days and read most threads online. None of the instructions helped. So I am coming up to you so maybe you could give some hints.

The issue: upon installation of Windows 11 downloaded from Microsoft and used their service (not rufus) for creating bootable usb the error message on the first step is that I am missing drivers. Although it is being said that these drives don’t have specific drivers from Samsung and are supposed to run on windows built-in drivers.

The interesting fact is also that drives are visible in BIOS and able to configure from “discpart” so I have already converted the to GPT, created partition and formatted with NTFS with no results.

I have also downloaded drivers from both Intel website and GIGABYTE for IRT and VMD but none were working.

PC SPEC:

• Intel i7 14700kf
  
• Gigabyte z790 ud 1.0
  
• Samsung SSD 980 NVMe M.2 SSD (slots: M2A, M2Q)
  
• BIOS VER: F10A
  

BIOS config:

• VMD - disabled
  
• CFG Lock - disabled
  
• CSM support - disabled
  
• Windows 10 Features - Other OS
  
• Secure Boot - Disabled
  

Please let me know if you need any more details.

Thank you in advance and best regards,

Filip

 

Clean install of Windows 10 and dual GTX 980 problem

Hi,

Big Problem

Upgraded from GA-Z97X SOC to GA-Z97X Gaming G1 BK to enjoy more PCI lane with PLX chip.

It has been a nightmare.

Keep getting graphic card error with my 2 GTX 980 in SLI. Error 43, BSOD, ....

Tried everything. New NVDIA drivers, Older NVDIA drivers, DDU, even a clean install of Windows 10. Nothing works! Andeven after the clean install, machine is super unstable, its not usable because keeps freezing, crashing or going
BSOD: always related to graphic cards

More info for you guys,

Followed the basic steps for clean install.

1-Installed on SSD array using usb windows 10 install

2-installed latest mobo drivers for windows 10 x64 (pulled from gigabyte website)

3-Installed latest drivers fron NVDIA web site

after that all its hell....

Tried to troubleshoot,

1- like mentionned above, change NVDIA drivers using DDU in safe mode: fails, (redid this with dofferent version of drivers with same results

2- Tried new clean install with disabling automatic driver update in windows prior to installing GTX 980 and using NVDIA drivers: same tesults. So retried step 2 with all version of NVDIA drivers: fails

Everything was fine before mobo upgrade.

Beside the new mobo, kept everythingelsethe same (same hardware see list at bottom of post). Same CPU, same Dual GTX 980, Same SSD, HD, ...

Only difference,my old rig was a Windows 10 upgrade. Initially was windows 7 that was upgraded through win upgrade abour a year ago.

Going insane with this. Please help!



GA-Z97x-Gaming G1 BK edition latest bios F8

4790k

2x EVGA GTX 980 Hydro Copper in SLI

LSI Megaraid 9280-16i4e with 8 Samsung Pro 850 1tb in Raid 0 (os drive)

4x 6Tb WD Drive set up as a Microsoft Storage Space for Backup

EVGA Supernova P2 1000 watt

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Windows 10 and GTX 980 problems


Hi,


Big Problem





Upgraded from GA-Z97X SOC to GA-Z97X Gaming G1 BK to enjoy more PCI lane with PLX chip.




It has been a nightmare.




Keep getting graphic card error with my 2 GTX 980 in SLI. Error 43, BSOD, ....




Tried everything. New NVDIA drivers, Older NVDIA drivers, DDU, even a clean install of Windows 10. Nothing works! Andeven after the clean install, machine is super unstable, its not usable because keeps freezing, crashing or going BSOD: always related to graphic cards




More info for you guys,


Followed the basic steps for clean install.

1-Installed on SSD array using usb windows 10 install

2-installed latest mobo drivers for windows 10 x64 (pulled from gigabyte website)

3-Installed latest drivers fron NVDIA web site




after that all its hell....




Tried to troubleshoot,

1- like mentionned above, change NVDIA drivers using DDU in safe mode: fails, (redid this with dofferent version of drivers with same results

2- Tried new clean install with disabling automatic driver update in windows prior to installing GTX 980 and using NVDIA drivers: same tesults. So retried step 2 with all version of NVDIA drivers: fails





Everything was fine before mobo upgrade.




Beside the new mobo, kept everythingelsethe same (same hardware see list at bottom of post). Same CPU, same Dual GTX 980, Same SSD, HD, ...




Only difference,my old rig was a Windows 10 upgrade. Initially was windows 7 that was upgraded through win upgrade abour a year ago.




Going insane with this. Please help!












GA-Z97x-Gaming G1 BK edition latest bios F8

4790k

2x EVGA GTX 980 Hydro Copper in SLI

LSI Megaraid 9280-16i4e with 8 Samsung Pro 850 1tb in Raid 0 (os drive)

4x 6Tb WD Drive set up as a Microsoft Storage Space for Backup

EVGA Supernova P2 1000 watt