Installing Windows 7 problems.

hansi

I bought a Windows 7 disk to install on my computer so I could dual boot with XP. My motherboard is an Asus M2N-CM-DVI and when I tried to install W7, it said there was a driver missing but didn't say which one. I tried all the drivers on the motherboard disk, but none of them was the right one. Why doesn't it name the driver it's looking for:mad: I have searched on the Internet but have failed to come up with any answers. Can anyone help with this please?

baxie

I've searched around various sites and found nothing for Windows 7 for your motherboard. Maybe it doesn't support Windows 7.

hansi

baxie wrote: »

I've searched around various sites and found nothing for Windows 7 for your motherboard. Maybe it doesn't support Windows 7.

Maybe. Thanks anyway.

emptybox

There's no reason why that motherboard shouldn't support Windows 7.

Are you getting this error message after you've installed Windows, or is it stopping you at an early point in the installation process?
If so, could you write here exactly what it says.

If it was XP you were trying to install, I'd think it was a SATA driver that it was looking for, but Win 7 has those built in.
It may be that it is some setting in the BIOS that it is objecting to, rather than a driver.

hansi

At a very early point in the installation. I went to the Asus website but there's absolutely no mention of Windows 7 anywhere. Can't remmber exactly what it said but something about the required driver not being available.

poppellerant

You may need the Windows Vista Nvidia chipset drivers from Asus support page, here - put these on a USB stick and choose according to which Window 7 you are installing, ie: 32-bit or 64-bit.

hansi

The disk was supplied by my trusted computer man who built my computer so I have no reason to suspect that the disk in not kosher

System

The only time that I have ever had driver problems during install is when RAID is involved, otherwise Windows 7 uses default vanilla drivers for the important bits needed for install, E.G. video card, IDE controller, USB controller etc.

It should install and run but will probably need extra drivers after.

poppellerant

emptybox wrote: »

It may be that it is some setting in the BIOS that it is objecting to, rather than a driver.

!!!!!! wrote: »

The only time that I have ever had driver problems during install is when RAID is involved, otherwise Windows 7 uses default vanilla drivers

I'm wondering if the BIOS is set to SATA RAID or if the haddrive is connected to the right port?

OP, ensure the harddrive's data cable is connected to SATA1 (indicated as bottom left most port in the manual).

To enter the system's BIOS, immediately after you power on the computer press the DEL or DELETE key on the keyboard. First what devices are listed for SATA 1-4 and Primary IDE Master and Slave?

Use the arrow keys to highlight IDE Configuration and press Enter. Ensure Serial-ATA Devices is enabled, also make sure that SATA Mode select is set to SATA Mode. Press F10 to exit and save changes.

DrTeeth007 wrote: »

I'd get a replacement, it could be faulty. I assume that it has the gold hologram band about a centimetre wide next to the outer edge?

I'm not even sure if the OP is getting the installer to run. Details are sketchy right now.

hansi

poppellerant wrote: »

I'm wondering if the BIOS is set to SATA RAID or if the haddrive is connected to the right port?

OP, ensure the harddrive's data cable is connected to SATA1 (indicated as bottom left most port in the manual).

To enter the system's BIOS, immediately after you power on the computer press the DEL or DELETE key on the keyboard. First what devices are listed for SATA 1-4 and Primary IDE Master and Slave?

Use the arrow keys to highlight IDE Configuration and press Enter. Ensure Serial-ATA Devices is enabled, also make sure that SATA Mode select is set to SATA Mode. Press F10 to exit and save changes.I'm not even sure if the OP is getting the installer to run. Details are sketchy right now.

That's all ok. The installer gets so far, about 5 minutes then starts looking for the driver, and then says there isn't one, yet it can see all the drives. Mystery!

poppellerant

You need to point the installer to the the Nvidia chipset drivers on a USB stick. So download the chipset drivers (see post #7) and extract these to a USB stick. Leave the USB stick in during the startup of Windows installation so the installer detects it.

At the screen "Where do you want to install Windows?" there is an option on the bottom left which says "Load Driver". Click this and browse to where you extracted the ZIP file.

If you're installing 32-bit Windows, use the 1612_v32 folder, otherwise use the 1612_v64. From there, navigate to IDE, WinVista then try either sata_ide or sataraid.