Installing Windows 8 on to blank SSD and Resetting Bios to default options

I got a new desktop replacement pc and copied the whole drive on to a usb flash so i could copy it over to my new blank ssd.
So i put ssd into the pc and well, the bios or whatever didn't register the usb, so i tried configuring/playing with bios and decided to just all changes i made by resetting it to default options.
Then i put old drive back in and use pc a lil bit and turn it off and windows says "repairing drive' but stopped at 41%
After that i tried turning the pc back on and nothing happened.

So did i accidently delete something embedded in BIOS, i dont know, but i need some guidance please on how to intstall a new copy of windows 8 pro OEM on to this blank ssd.

Please share your advice and input, Thank You.

 

Whether the "repairing drive" notification was per something you did or not, it sounds like there may have been bad sectors or possibly worse. Was this chkdsk that you saw?

And as far as booting off any media with a Windows 8 machine, you need to disable Secure Boot to do so.

Also, if you're asking for help regarding a desktop, I believe inquiries like this go in Desktop Reviews - PC Reviews and Desktop Computer Buying Guide. Just a heads up!

 

Bad sectors, shouldn't there be back up sectors, this is a new standard hard drive, 5400 rpm=slow, but what if resetting the BIOS to default options deleted the windows 8 key embedded in the original hdd that came with my pc?

Anyways the hard drive wont boot and bios wont read the usb copy of this bad hdd either.
This is so confusing.

 

You can't remove the embedded license from a [soft] BIOS reset. The key is hard coded as part of the OA 3.0. There's no such thing as a "back up" sector really - just good sectors and bad sectors. If it's new, unless you got a lemon, then that shouldn't be the case (not to mention that SSDs are far more reliable and less prone to this).

Was this a Windows 8 machine when you purchased it? Or are you upgrading it to Windows 8 from a previous version?

 

Thanks for your all your advice, and yes this laptop already had windows 8 pro on it's hard drive.
And if i understood, you said disabling SECURE BOOT will allow bios or whatever firmware i'm using to read and install the usb media of the original hdd on to my ssd. Ok yeah my machine doesn't use bios, something called UEFI, so now everything should work, intsall windows 8 on new ssd and copy everything over from usb.

 

There you go! :thumbsup:

Yes, UEFI has more or less replaced BIOS - at least with Windows 8 machines. With UEFI enabled and Secure Boot disabled, you can boot off of other media.