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Windows 10 Pro Fresh install questions

Hello, I decided not to wipe and instead ordered a larger SSD for my c: drive. I hope it should arrive within 7 days. Thanks for your help. GrenPa
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- Post #4
- Apr 18, 2019
- Forum: Windows 10
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Windows 10 Pro Fresh install questions

Hello, I have Windows 10 Home but will be wiping soon to do a fresh install of Windows 10 Pro. But I have a couple questions about doing that. When I do the fresh install I know some MOBO's have drivers that need to be used during the install and some after the install. But I have been told by...
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- Apr 15, 2019
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Windows 10
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[W8.1 x64] Format issue with HDDs. It works with USB, DVD, blu-ray discs.

Hey, Well I tried xp driver and it made no difference even after restart. I just dont get it, to me to have both esata and usb 3 not work correctly baffles me. I think I am going to give up and just get a new system. i will use the old one/current one for storage. I will have to save up for a...
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- Post #34
- Jan 14, 2018
- Forum: Windows 8 | Windows RT
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[W8.1 x64] Format issue with HDDs. It works with USB, DVD, blu-ray discs.

Hey Xilolee, I spoke to gigabyte again by phone and by email. The reps say OS setting should not matter. But they dont know why all my eSata and USB 3 ports would malfunction after the reinstall. They said I could try setting to Windows 8 but said I might need to reinstall windows for the 5th...
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- Post #32
- Jan 12, 2018
- Forum: Windows 8 | Windows RT
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[W8.1 x64] Format issue with HDDs. It works with USB, DVD, blu-ray discs.

Hello SleepyDude, I will give the drivers a shot later today if I get back in time or Tomorrow and will reply again then. But one more question before i leave would the USB driver also effect the eSata ports as they have problems? Talk later or tomorrow. Thanks Fred
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- Post #31
- Jan 12, 2018
- Forum: Windows 8 | Windows RT
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[W8.1 x64] Format issue with HDDs. It works with USB, DVD, blu-ray discs.

Hey SleepyDude, I will do a bios search tomorrow as I have to go spend day at hospital for health again. I will check CSM support and Secure Boot setting and reply after i have the info. later today or tomorrow. Thanks Fred
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- Post #30
- Jan 12, 2018
- Forum: Windows 8 | Windows RT
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[W8.1 x64] Format issue with HDDs. It works with USB, DVD, blu-ray discs.

Hey Xilolee, Sorry for the long wait have been to bust to do until lately. My Bios has 3 settings for os and they are"Other OS, Windows 8 and one Called Windows ..." Not sure what the Windows ... is as thats all it says. As of now it is still set to "Other OS" Thanks in advance Fred
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- Post #29
- Jan 12, 2018
- Forum: Windows 8 | Windows RT
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[W8.1 x64] Format issue with HDDs. It works with USB, DVD, blu-ray discs.

Hey, Yes I have sent emails and submitted tickets to Gigabyte. They finally responded but simply dont understand no mattr how much i explain. They told me it was a virus issue from when virus infected my c: drive. I told them that is impossible as I did not put same drive in only the same model...
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- Post #23
- Dec 20, 2017
- Forum: Windows 8 | Windows RT
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[W8.1 x64] Format issue with HDDs. It works with USB, DVD, blu-ray discs.

Hey xilolee, Yes they have email but it takes almost a full week just to get reply. Then I send followup questions and wait many more days, so phone was much easier (except its almost an hour wait to get out of the que to a tech.) Thanks for the info and help. Just to be safe I will be cloning...
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- Post #21
- Dec 15, 2017
- Forum: Windows 8 | Windows RT
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[W8.1 x64] Format issue with HDDs. It works with USB, DVD, blu-ray discs.

Hey xilolee, It say OS Type and its set to other. It does not list Windows 8 WHQL or if it does the last part is .... I have spoken to Gigabyte both on phone and email my last phone bill was massive as its not toll free from where i live. i spent hours a day on phone with them. My PC was made...
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- Post #19
- Dec 14, 2017
- Forum: Windows 8 | Windows RT
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[W8.1 x64] Format issue with HDDs. It works with USB, DVD, blu-ray discs.

Hey jcgriff2, I found out the issue with everything but don't know if it is safe to fix the issue. After speaking to the company who made my system (not the reinstall company) they found a tech who remembers how their default bios settings were. There is a setting in my bios for windows...
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- Post #16
- Dec 13, 2017
- Forum: Windows 8 | Windows RT
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[W8.1 x64] Format issue with HDDs. It works with USB, DVD, blu-ray discs.

Hey jcgriff2, Ok I reinstalled the driver and my drives are back again. But still can't format them using the docking bays on usb 3 ports. I have a question, my mobo chipset drivers are pretty old on disk and the mobo online chipset drivers are the same. But I went to the AMD chipset drivers...
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- Post #15
- Dec 8, 2017
- Forum: Windows 8 | Windows RT
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[W8.1 x64] Format issue with HDDs. It works with USB, DVD, blu-ray discs.

Hey Xilolee, Well This will be strange but here goes, I can not do what you suggested this time. Something in windows is being nuts! Ill try to explain. I have had some updates from Windows and now windows is being stupid. When I connect docking bays and units to the usb 3 they no longer show...
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- Post #13
- Dec 4, 2017
- Forum: Windows 8 | Windows RT
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[W8.1 x64] Format issue with HDDs. It works with USB, DVD, blu-ray discs.

Hello, I tried that command and it failed as this picture will show. Any other ideas by chance? Thanks in advance Fred
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- Post #11
- Nov 29, 2017
- Forum: Windows 8 | Windows RT
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[W8.1 x64] Format issue with HDDs. It works with USB, DVD, blu-ray discs.

Hello, Yes thats what i mean. So during windows reinstall the tech added the pre-install drivers as reccomended. All the other system drivers where then add to windows once it was running as per gigabytes instructions. So we saw that windows had assigned usb 3 generic windows drivers before we...
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- Post #9
- Nov 29, 2017
- Forum: Windows 8 | Windows RT

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