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Unable to create a new system partition
Hi,
I have just built myself a new PC (ASRock B85M ITX, i5 4570,Kingston HyperX 120gb SSD, 2x 1tb HDD, 8gb ram, MSI R9 270X) and am trying to install Windows 7 Home Premium x64 to my SSD.
I burnt an .iso to DVD, but it wouldn't boot, (Thinking either mobo or DVD drive issue), so I created a bootable USB to install Windows.
When choosing my SSD, I get the error "Unable to create a new system partition". After a bit of 'Google-Fu' I found some others with the same problem, and I followed the instructions given everywhere: CMD prompts to clean, format, align... etc etc, as well as have only the SSD connected, I've tried it in every SATA port, I've tried different SATA cables, I've tried re-doing the bootable USB. Everything I have tried has been to no avail.
With the suggestion of having only the SSD connected, I disconnected the two HDD's, but had to leave the bootable USB in due to my motherboard/DVD drive not booting DVD's, even an official windows disc wouldn't boot, so a DVD boot is currently out of the equation.
What else can be done to fix this error? I've been pulling my hair out over the last couple of days.
Cheers in advance,
Ryan