Hello all!
I've tried the clean install tutorial and I can't get past the partition step of my installation. I always try to avoid asking questions that have been answered, but I can't find a solution to this one...
Here's my setup:
Windows 8.1 64bit system builder DVD
Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H
AMD A10-6800K Richland 4.1GHz
GSkill Sniper 8GB DDR3 1866
PNY Optima 240GB SSD
Lite-On DVD IHAS-124
I've played around in BIOS. Currently, AHCI is selected and the boot order is DVD, SSD.
I've disabled UEFI and selected legacy only. For the OS option I've tried both 'Other OS' and 'Windows 8'
I've run diskpart clean (not clean all), convert mbr, partition, and format successfully.
No matter what, when I get to the page, "where do you want to install Windows?" I select the unallocated line (it's the only line) and then the installation stops. I've left it overnight and I get an error message.
I tried installing Ubuntu 14.10 just to see if it would work and it worked flawlessly! I've since formatted the HD (on my Win7 machine) and I am trying to install the SATA driver, but that is hanging up too.
Any suggestions?
Thanks for looking!
I've tried the clean install tutorial and I can't get past the partition step of my installation. I always try to avoid asking questions that have been answered, but I can't find a solution to this one...
Here's my setup:
Windows 8.1 64bit system builder DVD
Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H
AMD A10-6800K Richland 4.1GHz
GSkill Sniper 8GB DDR3 1866
PNY Optima 240GB SSD
Lite-On DVD IHAS-124
I've played around in BIOS. Currently, AHCI is selected and the boot order is DVD, SSD.
I've disabled UEFI and selected legacy only. For the OS option I've tried both 'Other OS' and 'Windows 8'
I've run diskpart clean (not clean all), convert mbr, partition, and format successfully.
No matter what, when I get to the page, "where do you want to install Windows?" I select the unallocated line (it's the only line) and then the installation stops. I've left it overnight and I get an error message.
I tried installing Ubuntu 14.10 just to see if it would work and it worked flawlessly! I've since formatted the HD (on my Win7 machine) and I am trying to install the SATA driver, but that is hanging up too.
Any suggestions?
Thanks for looking!
My Computer
System One
-
- OS
- windows 8.1
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- CPU
- AMD A10-6800K Richland 4.1GHz
- Motherboard
- GIGABYTE GA-F2A88XM-D3H
- Memory
- G.SKILL Sniper Series 8GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- integrated
- Browser
- Firefox
- Antivirus
- AVG