Could not create a new partition or locate on Windows 8 installation process

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Scenario

When I click the drive and then next, it gives me the "We couldn't create a new partition or locate an existing one" error.

Solution

First of all you will have to disconnect any USB or additional HDD attached to your system. You should have only the HDD (hardisk drive) on which you would install Windows 8 connected (through SATA or E-IDE cable) to your motherboard or system.

After this you will have to turn on your system, with the Windows 8 DVD media inserted, and boot from DVD.

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Now you will have to enter in the Advanced Startup Options from the DVD media and run an instance of command prompt (choose Repair) because you'll have to use some commands to prepare correctly the HDD to install the OS:

We will now use diskpat utility to clean any incorrect or corrupted info on HDD and prepare the HDD to be available to Windows 8 Setup process.

Type Start DISKPART.

Type LIST DISK and identify your SSD disk number (from 0 to n disks).

Type SELECT DISK n where n is your HDD or SSD disk number.

Once u have selected the disk you have to type the selected disk in front of each command. For example: "DISK 0 CLEAN, DISK 0 CREATE PARTITION PRIMARY", etc.

Type CLEAN

Type CREATE PARTITION PRIMARY

Type ACTIVE

Type FORMAT FS=NTFS QUICK

Type ASSIGN

Type EXIT twice (you end up with two command boxes); the first EXIT to get out of DiskPart context, the second EXIT to get out of the command line tool.