Windows7 cant install on GTP partition & Device Driver install missing

mfrowen · 15 Mar 2013

VistaKing said:

Do you have UEFI disabled ?

enable Legacy (BIOS) Mode, enabling the UEFI Compatibility Support Module (CSM) and disable both Boot / Fast Boot and Security / Secure Boot Control.

Would you be able to explain a bit on to do those tasks please?

VistaKing · 15 Mar 2013

Disable and enable the features inside the bios by pressing F2 when you get to the asus splash screen

mfrowen · 15 Mar 2013

Ha you ain't going to believe me but this bios menu has none of the option ib any of the main menu or sub menus etc!

VistaKing · 15 Mar 2013

How about this go to Boot in BIOS and enable the option Laucnh CSM and sub option Launch PXE OpROM.

I was stuck with the same issue then after some research I could make it work and I was like

and also under Security option in BIOS,Go to 'Secure Boot Control'(You need to scroll down) and disable it

mfrowen · 15 Mar 2013

I'm being deadly serious. The only option available in EVERY menu and sub menu. The only thing which is from the list you said is the Launch PXE OpROM and its not sub option. Its just disable and enable...

VistaKing · 15 Mar 2013

Did you format your hard drive using Diskpart

Code:

Diskpart 
List disk 
Select disk 0
Clean 
Create primary partition 
Select partition 1
Active 
Format FS=NTFS quick 
Assign 
Exit
Exit

mfrowen · 15 Mar 2013

Nope. As Disk 0 is my primary and only hard drive on this. Both my asus recovery and Windows Image Back-up are partitions on Disk 0 so I would have nothing to boot from. And I dont have an external drive big enough. I would have no backups so that would be a mistake.

I will have to get hold of one and make it bootable for windows image

VistaKing · 15 Mar 2013

Ok . What your Sata configuration setup as under Advanced in the BIOS ? Did the laptop come with windows 8 perinstalled ? UEFI has 3 partitions .

Information

Partition 1 - System
Partition 2 - MSR
Partition 3 - Primary

theog · 15 Mar 2013

mfrowen said:

I'm being deadly serious. The only option available in EVERY menu and sub menu. The only thing which is from the list you said is the Launch PXE OpROM and its not sub option. Its just disable and enable...

Try resetting the UEFI/BIOS firmware to default setting.

theog · 15 Mar 2013

mfrowen said:

Nope. As Disk 0 is my primary and only hard drive on this. Both my asus recovery and Windows Image Back-up are partitions on Disk 0 so I would have nothing to boot from. And I dont have an external drive big enough. I would have no backups so that would be a mistake.

I will have to get hold of one and make it bootable for windows image

Why not make the ASUS USB Pen Drive Recovery disc?