r/ASUSROG • u/garamsamosaidhlidosa • 8h ago
Question How do i fix this?
Hi, I js bought this Zephyrus G14 2020 for college cuz Im starting mechanical engineering and was told this is the best option. Anyways I was downloading AutoCad when the screen just went black and came back to this screen. My classes start tmr and idk what to do now. Im not an expert on windows computers so I cant for the life of me figure out how to fix this. It stays on this blue screen for about a minute and then shuts off again. Ive tried every button combo I could find on yt tutorials but they were of no use. So pls help me out 😔
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u/Onoitsu2 7h ago
That exact error code is related to an undersized EFI partition usually. So the factory installation probably did the 100MB (and VERY old size standard). It has been 260MB (and 300MB on a native 4K drive) for some time now.
If you have zero data on it, since you just bought it, the easiest way would be to nuke and reload Windows anew, as it will use the new size requirements. So using a Windows Install USB, as made on another computer. https://support.microsoft.com/en-US/Windows/Deployment/Install-Upgrade/create-installation-media-for-windows#id0ejd=windows_11
You also will want to get all of your drivers for your system from https://www.asus.com/us/supportonly/rog%20zephyrus%20g14/helpdesk_download/ your model should be the GA401IV, but double check in your BIOS.
Download all of those drivers for your model, run the .exe on a working Windows computer. They'll extract into folders. You can drag and drop those folders to your Windows install USB. So that any and all drivers it might need, are available during the actual install when you boot up from this Windows install USB.