Missing CD/DVD Driver when installing Win7  

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  1. Posts : 18
    Windows 7
    Thread Starter
       #11

    DocBrown said:
    Since you are basically doing a clean install to x64, try looking at this tutorial to optimize your HD

    SSD / HDD : Optimize for Windows Reinstallation
    When I installed vista it made a 10 gig partition for a system restore... I figure I would delete and reformat it when doing a clean 64bit install through the custom install menu...

    in any case... i'm not too worried about "optimizing" right now... I just need to solve the issue with the missing cd/dvd driver...
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  2. Posts : 9,606
    Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz)
       #12

    Going back to post #1, you burned your own .iso to DVD & USB flash, but you get this install error. Where did you get your .iso ? You might have a bad download
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  3. Posts : 18
    Windows 7
    Thread Starter
       #13

    DocBrown said:
    Going back to post #1, you burned your own .iso to DVD & USB flash, but you get this install error. Where did you get your .iso ? You might have a bad download
    I got it from digital river... http://msft-dnl.digitalrivercontent..../X15-65733.iso
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  4. Posts : 9,606
    Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz)
       #14

    Yes, that is a valid .iso from them. I would re-download a new copy of it to a different folder. Then Burn with ImgBurn at 4x speed with verify ON !

    The Official ImgBurn Website
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  5. Posts : 18
    Windows 7
    Thread Starter
       #15

    DocBrown said:
    Yes, that is a valid .iso from them. I would re-download a new copy of it to a different folder. Then Burn with ImgBurn at 4x speed with verify ON !

    The Official ImgBurn Website
    Will try it... better than nothing. Re-Downloading it will take a while.

    In the mean time... anything other suggestions? Should I download 32bit to try it out and see if it works? I read that it hasn't worked for others either...
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  6. Posts : 9,606
    Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz)
       #16

    Yes, I know the DL will take awhile. But a good DL & Burn should install without needing any DVD drivers

    I'll watch for your update :)
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  7. Posts : 867
    XP, Vista, W7 64bit Home Premium
       #17

    If its the intel chipset download and install this - intel matrix storage manager -
    http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Deta...17882&lang=eng
    Can cause problems when you have AHCI enabled in the bios and you install the os, and dont install the matrix manager - installing this fixes problems with dvd drives.
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  8. Posts : 18
    Windows 7
    Thread Starter
       #18

    I ended up "updating" to 32bit windows 7 and from there, I installed the Intel Matrix storage driver... and then I was able to do a clean install to 64bit. Not sure what fixed it... but it works now.

    Thanks!
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  9. Posts : 9,606
    Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz)
       #19

    Not sure why, but glad you got x64 like you wanted !
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  10. Posts : 867
    XP, Vista, W7 64bit Home Premium
       #20

    sirdizzle said:
    I ended up "updating" to 32bit windows 7 and from there, I installed the Intel Matrix storage driver... and then I was able to do a clean install to 64bit. Not sure what fixed it... but it works now.

    Thanks!
    NP
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