Just loaded win 7 on a new dell e5470. Had a very hard time installing because the new computer does not have a built in cd drive...I finally loaded win 8 then installed win 7 via the win8. Now the problem I have is win 7 does not discover any of the devices/hardware...(wireless, Ethernet, USB etc....)
I of course can't install any drivers because the computer doesn't discover anything
Help....
Hello and welcome Tfalsetta now it is a pity you didn't post here before because we could have saved you all that installation issues re 8 to 7 etc etc
Now we need your system specs mate before we can even start to help so please update your profile and/or do this System Info - See Your System Specs
Now when we get this we can try to access the drivers you need because what I do is download drivers from the manufacturers site onto a stick then install them to the machine from it.
We might even suggest that you reinstall using a straight forward method. This brings me to the point of how did you get 7 - have you got an activation code for it??
Ok well until the OP posts back we cannot help mate and I was going to suggest getting the free ISO from Heidoc instead but we shall have to wait.
ok thanks i have populated what i could.......when you say download them to a stick....i am assuming you mean USB....Remember my laptop will not even recognize the usb....I do see a way to BOOT to USB...Are you suggesting download drivers to the usb that i can boot to?
Unzip these drivers and install them.
https://www.sevenforums.com/attachmen...w-fix-usb3.zip
https://www.sevenforums.com/attachmen...910-a-sata.zip
6300u is a skylake CPU.
Win 7 doesn't have the USB3 and the SATA drivers for it.
You have to load the drivers to the Win 7 installation disk. Read my tutorial Create a Windows 7 USB flash installation with new drives for new MB's
I would reinstall it from scratch.
Unzip these drivers and install them.
https://www.sevenforums.com/attachmen...w-fix-usb3.zip
https://www.sevenforums.com/attachmen...910-a-sata.zip
Hmm sorry yep that is right I missed that and as a by the by for the record when I bought my Asus ROG I had to download an update for the BIOS first to get the 7 drivers - any mention of that sort of a set up??Win 7 doesn't have the USB3 and the SATA drivers for it.
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