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Installing Windows 7 SP2 x64 Contact your vendor for an updated driver
After not finding solution in 7 similar topics in this forum and two dozens of topics on other forums, I feel I am missing something, please teach me to do it right.
I am not able to pass the DVD driver missing screen during the beginning of Windows 7 installation.
I want to install Windows 7 Professional with SP1, x64.
My configuration is as follows:
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H55M-UD3H rev 1.0 F7
Processor: Intel Core i5 760 (4x 2.8 GHz, Lynnfield, 1MB+8MB, 82W)
HDD 1 (Primary master): WD 3TB RED, 3.5", 7200rpm
HDD 2 (Secondary master): Seagate Barracuda 2TB
DVD: LG DVD+-RW, SATA
HDD 2 is full of data, HDD 1 is new, empty, out of the box.
The computer was never overclocked and despite being old I do not use it often, and it is well preserved.
I tried:
-> To install either from bootable DVD or from bootable USB thumb drive (HDD mode)
-> Switch USD ports during installation
-> Replace DVD out of the tray
-> Setting all BIOS settings to default, then putting settings to enable IDE and legacy boot
-> During installation when offered to browse for missing drivers:
a) Install all drivers for this motherboard from vendors website (Gigabyte)
b) Install drivers for USB 3.0 from vendor Gigabyte that I found on a Gigabyte local varsion website
c) Install chipset drivers for USB and SATA from Intel's website for series 3400 (latest released in 2013)
d) Installing all drivers from the directory where drivers for fully patched Windows 8.11 x64 that was on the previous HDD on the same computer. Besides drivers taken directly from Windows/System 32/etc. folders, I also used double driver application to backup all the drivers and tried these.
The only alternative to the famous (link screen was) message I reached is for USB drivers, it says: The [Intel(R) 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset Family USB Universal Host Controller - 3B3F (C:\...WIN7\ibexusb.inf)] device driver could not be installed. Contact your vendor for an updated driver.
I'm outta ideas, please help.