HP Pro 608 G1 Windows 10 installation from microSD card

[Masta_J]

Hello.

My recovery partition is dead somehow, there is a problem about 57% of the recovery process and it stops with an error (nothing specific, just something went wrong message).

I'm trying to install clean Windows 10 Pro 64 bit from microSD card, it boots fine but just after Install now click it is looking for some driver - is it hdd driver? Do you know where to find it?

I have created microSD card with Rufus software and Win 10 Pro 64 bit ISO file, I was using both methods with the same result - MBR for UEFI and GPT for UEFI.

Any advice appreciated.

[Photoray002]

Hello Masta_J

The HP 608 G1 doesnt have an HDD, it uses an emmc flash drive.

What originally happened for you to have to run a recovery? Did the OS fail to boot or something like that?

Also, have you tried creating the installer directly with the MS Media Creation Tool (not Rufus)?

[Masta_J]

Thank you very much for your input.

emmc flash drive - that's what I meant. Are there drivers for that? The other thing I'm thinking of it asks for the drivers to microSD drive, really don't know - the message is about carrier od medium drivers like DVD, USB or HDD.

Media Creation Tool - same effect.

I was stuck at 99% of 1607 upgrade for more than 24 hours, 3 times in a row - so decided to install fresh 1607 from the scratch.

[Photoray002]

OH its a Windows build update issue.

I would have to know the exact error message to try to look it up.

Otherwise, You shouldnt have issues using a Micro SD card but if so, do you have access to a USB C adapter and using a regular USB drive? That would be easier.

IF you are under warranty, you might be able to get HP Support to send you a recovery drive at no cost if you explain what the Windows update did.

Using the HP Recovery Media is the only way to fix the recovery partition if you want it back.

http://www8.hp.com/us/en/contact-hp/ww-contact-us.html

[Masta_J]

There are no drivers for microSD drive under Windows installation environment, it goes well from USB.

Thank you Photoray for your input.

[Photoray002]

Your quite welcome and good to know its  working now.

[Masta_J]

Still, microSD drive drivers would be a fine thing to release by HP, USB Type C adapter is hard to get in my location and with the drivers you are ready to go just with a 4 GB microSD card.

[Photoray002]

Sorry for the confusion. I should have been more specific above. The Micro SD card should have worked to boot the OS installer from. But with a USB card reader via the USB C slot. Not the Micro SD card slot.

The bios isn't setup for booting from the micro slot, but rather the USB port. Most any brand pc is this way as far as I know.

[Masta_J]

This is not correct, as I stated above it boots just fine from microSD card (from microSD slot! - now I see I should have been more specific), the problem is Windows Installer Environment doesn't have microSD drive drivers so when you boot to WIE it does not see the microSD drive, it ask for the drivers but there are none.

[Photoray002]

Sorry I misunderstood. I have a couple of tablets and they wont boot from the MicroSD slot and I see others who have the same problem, not just on HP's.

But if you are downloading an ISO directly from Microsoft, how would HP be responsible for inserting drivers into that ISO? The installation media would be dependant upon what ever drivers came installed in Windows to start with, so I dont know how HP could help with that. If the recovery media came from HP on a MicroSD card already, then that would be a different story.