GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 Installing windows 10 from USB

[Grimfyre]

So my Asus Z170-A died on me and i decided to buy a Z170x-Gaming 7 board to replace it.

However I am having a hard time getting windows to install from a usb drive. I dont have a cd drive in my build.

When i go to bios it shows 2 boot options for the usb drive...

UEFI: Mass Storage Device, Partition 1 (Also seen as a USB Device partition 1, depending what usb i'm using)
Mass Storage Device

If i try to boot with the UEFI one, then all i get is the Gigabyte logo and it just freezes there...

If i try to bootfrom the normal one with Legacy boot, it will get to the windows logo but then freeze.

Anyone have experience with this issue and can tell me what might be wrong?

[Grimfyre]

Here is a quick update....

I had a friend format my SSD however somehow the Windows Boot Manager is still showing on it.

I also purchased an internal dvd drive and put a copy ofwindows 10 in the disk drive.

However that is still giving me the same results...

If i select 0P: ATAPI iHAS124 B it freezes on the windows logo
If i select UEFI: ATAPI iHAS124 B it freezes on the gigabyte logo

[ElectroStingz]

Hello,

UEFI mode, the windows loader will use the motherboards BIOS logo
Legacy mode, the windows loader will use its own flag.

Regardless of the above, it means both times your setup is freezing at the same point so changing this mode is irrelevant. Freezes during the install may occur due to memory related errors, what are you using / how many memory modules?

Try just 1 stick in dimm slot 2?

Hardware details might help too.