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I have assembled my computer and am having trouble booting my OS of choice (Windows 10), apparently due to a “missing media driver.”

I only have a MacBook (2010, El Capitan OS X) to format installation media onto a USB to introduce to the build.

My build is as follows:

• CPU - AMD - Ryzen 5 1500X 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Processor


• MSI - B350 PC MATE ATX AM$ Motherboard


• Memory - G. Skill - Ripsaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory


• Storage - Kingston - A400 240 GB 2.5” Solid State Drive
  “ “ - Hitachi - Deskstar 7K2000 2 TB 3.5” 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive


• Case - Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case


• Power Supply - Thermaltake - 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply


• GPU - EVGA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti SC Gaming, 4GB GDDR5, DX12 OSD Support (PXOC) Graphics Card 04G-P4-6253-KR

After extensive combing through message boards and troubleshooting threads, this is what I’ve already tried this far, both on my motherboard’s default BIOS settings and innumerous combinations of different settings. All methods below were achieved both in default BIOS settings and with tinkered BIOS settings:

1. Downloading the Windows 10 .iso straight onto a USB formatted individually for FAT and ExFAT using Apple’s Disk Utility, introducing said USB directly into the motherboard’s 2.0 USB ports. With this method I was not able to get past the boot device selection menu. This method has been employed on three separate USB drives—all SanDisk Cruzer, one 16GB, another two 32GB.




2. Formatting the USB (this time only using the two 32 GB flash drives) with the downloaded application “NTFS For Mac” and then moving the .iso onto the USB in question, introducing the USB into the 2.0 USB ports on the motherboard. Using this method, I was able to enter the Windows 10 installation screen, but the resolution was less than normal (that is, the visual elements (like the mouse-arrow) were all larger than normal) and I was not able to get past the “missing media drivers” result, even after employing the typical solution of switching the USB port being used and re-clicking “Install Now.”




3. Formatting the .iso and USB simultaneously using the downloaded application balenaEtcher. With this method, the individual files contained in the .iso (eg: boot) were visible when exploring the device in Finder. When inserted into the USB 2.0 ports, I again got to the Windows 10 Installation prompt, this time with a higher resolution. Again, I did not make it past the “missing media drivers” message, even after switching the port I used, rebooting the computer, pulling out my hair, etc.




4. Formatted the USB and introduced the .iso using Apple’s Terminal (most recent attempt parroted this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nhgjqbq_zYA). Using this method I achieved the same results as I did with balenaEtcher: individual files seen when exploring in Finder, Windows 10 installation screen achieved, but no progress past the “missing media drivers” message regardless of port-switching, reboots, or bargaining.

What I have left to try:

• Formatting a USB directly from a computer that runs Windows 7 or later using Microsoft’s official installation tool.


• Piecing through online databases and finding the specific drivers needed to get my f***ing build to behave, then seeing whether I can use two USBs in tandem or if I need to put both drivers and .iso files onto the same drive.


• Purchasing a Windows 10 USB pre-loaded with both a license and installation media (dubious about this one, since the success rate is mixed and it’s an extra $30 above what a key costs normally)