I recently built my own PC, but I'm stuck on the Windows installation. I've created a bootable USB drive with the Windows 11 installer, and I'm trying to install it on my SSD. After the installation finishes, the PC restarts, but instead of booting into Windows, it takes me back to the installer. When I check the BIOS, it shows that the SSD is not recognized as a bootable device, although the motherboard detects it. I enabled CSM to get the SSD recognized as a boot drive, but when I try to boot from it, I get an error saying, 'Reboot or select proper boot device or insert boot media in selected boot device and press a key.' I've also made sure my BIOS is updated, connected the AIO pump correctly, and formatted the SSD using diskpart. Any suggestions?
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You might want to turn off CSM and try the installation on the SSD again. It's crucial to format the SSD during the install process, so all old partitions are deleted. Also, if you have other drives connected, it's a good idea to unplug them before you start the installation to avoid any mistakenly deleting or installing on the wrong drive. By the way, what's your CPU and motherboard?
I can format it again, but I think I did that earlier. I'm using a 9800x3d with an Asus Rog Strix B850-e, and I only have my SSD (P41 platinum) and the USB drive.