"We couldn't create a new partition or locate an existing one." Error

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I just removed an old HDD from a laptop and put in an empty 120GB SSD (wanted a full, clean install). Using the setup media I had handy on a USB, I tried to boot using the USB and install to the SSD, but I always get the error:


"We couldn't create a new partition or locate an existing one."


It also mentions setup logs, but I looked everywhere, on both the USB and the SSD, and I couldn't find a single log file anywhere, so I'm not quite sure what the problem is. I've installed Windows 10 from the same USB numerous times without a single issue, so I'm not quite sure why this is happening now.


The SSD:

• Is formatted to NTFS (using the quick option)
• Only has one partition which takes up the entire drive and said partition is marked as Primary. It doesn't have a system, page file, or recovery partitions.
• Has a mount point
• Is GPT
• Was cleaned multiple times using diskpart
• Has absolutely nothing on it

Now, I have tried multiple different ways of fixing it, including this YouTube video mentioned in another thread. The YouTube method worked up until I went to get rid of the partition with the Windows installer files. Attempting to remove the partition ruined the entire installation, putting me back at square one.


The laptop is a Dell Inspiron 5548 and the SSD is an Inland Professional.


Any help and pointers are greatly appreciated!

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