Cannot Install Or Boot Build (Samsung) Slate From USB For Windows 8 Install

2012
08.15

Cannot Install Or Boot Build (Samsung) Slate From USB For Windows 8 Install

Category: Windows Desktop / Tag: Windows 8 / Add Comment

I wanted to do a completely clean install, wiping all the partitions, for my Windows 8 installation on my Build Slate (tablet) PC. I used the Windows 7 USB DVD Download Tool to prep a USB stick but I could not get the slate to boot from it. Some googling, and I found the reason why.

The UEFI BIOS will not boot from an NTFS formatted USB stick. Doh! I followed the instructions on the above post to prep a new USB stick to install Windows 8, and successfully got the install from USB to start up.

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This blog serves 2 purposes. Firstly, I want to share information with other IT pros about the technologies we work with and how to solve problems we often face. I've worked with technologies from the desktop to the server, Active Directory, System Center, security and virtualisation.

Secondly, I use my blog as a notebook. There's so much to learn and remember in our jobs that it's impossible to keep up. By blogging, I have a notebook that I can access from anywhere. It has saved my proverbial many times in the past.

Aidan Finn, IT Pro