Installing windows 7

Drink · 14 Jul 2012 at 18:37

Alright everyone, basically having another problem installing windows 7 onto another HDD, it's giving me the "select driver to be installed screen" then you get the options browse and rescan. I suppose a lot of people would have got past his many times but Im having a hard time with it.

What can I do to fix this? Replies would be great, thanks a lot.

yashiro · 14 Jul 2012 at 19:39

Use the native sata ports on your mobo not the 'third party' header?

Drink · 14 Jul 2012 at 20:09

Can you go in depth abit do I need to edit the bios or something?

yashiro · 14 Jul 2012 at 20:20

I'm assuming the problem is to do with drivers for the SATA controller here since you give zero information.

Check the manual for your motherboard. Make sure you connect the HDD to the Intel/AMD SATA sockets. You almost never need 'extra drivers' for the native controllers. The plastic housing is usually a different colour.

Or you could insert the CD you got with your motherboard and install the drivers.

darael · 14 Jul 2012 at 21:10

95% of the time, you can supply the drivers found on the motherboard manufacturer's site. What make and model motherboard do you have?

Drink · 14 Jul 2012 at 21:17

Basically tried using this for my laptop now, the laptop is a toshiba c660 if anyone knows how to fix this much appreciated.

darael · 15 Jul 2012 at 00:10

http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=Y&DwnldID=20625&ProdId=2101&lang=eng

That should extract the drivers which you need to supply the Windows 7 installation when prompted.

Drink · 15 Jul 2012 at 00:34

Will this deffo work mate? Have you tried this?

Raumarik · 15 Jul 2012 at 00:38

it's asking for drivers, so give it the drivers. Same as with all windows installs from 95 onwards when it doesn't auto detect them.

darael · 15 Jul 2012 at 00:46

Drink said:
Will this deffo work mate? Have you tried this?

Yes I am quite sure they will work - the drivers on Toshiba's website indicate that the laptop uses an Intel chipset. For some reason, I was not able to locate the SATA installation drivers, so took them from Intel's website.

I have done this in the past, even when Windows picks up the drives - just so I know the latest SATA drivers are being used. The worst that can happen is the installer will tell you it can't find any devices that match the drivers.

Drink · 15 Jul 2012 at 00:54

I put some drivers on a USB before and it would not let me click the drop down on the browse menu thing it gives you so nothing showed up hopefully this will help, will tell you how I get on, cheers.

darael · 15 Jul 2012 at 01:00

If you extract the files to the USB stick from the ZIP which you downloaded from my previous link, you should be fine unless the installer can't see your stick. Make sure you choose the right drivers - 32 or 64-bit.

Drink · 15 Jul 2012 at 12:28

I put all that on my USB, still no luck, it recognizes my USB but I cannot click the drop down plus sign. Not sure what to do now?

Drink · 15 Jul 2012 at 14:46

Tried it just then, it recognized the driver, i tried clicking next, went to go through asked the same question, drivers again and done nothing.