Missing CD/DVD Drivers

Hello,

I'm trying to create a fresh install of windows 7 pro x64 but am getting the error that I'm missing a required cd/dvd driver. I also tried switching my SATA settings to AHCI as suggested (even though my DVD drive is IDE).

I had read that using a bootable usb drive can solve this issue so I original tried that only to find that my install dvd must have been corrupt (certain files wouldn't copy). I redownloaded a fresh version of the ISO and burned that to a new DVD and got the same issue. I then successfully copied all the files directly from the image file to the usb drive. That booted successfully but still gave me the same missing driver error.

At one point I even disconnected my only DVD drive and still received that error.

I'm installing to an x-25m SATA SSD. My mobo is an ASRock X58 Extreme. I created the bootable usb drive from win 7 x32, which some have said getting it to be bootable can be an issue since it's x64, but mine successfully booted.

Others have said this can be caused by a bad burn and solved by burning at 1x - but I got this error even booting directly from the usb drive. I copied the files directly from my hard drive as well.

Does anyone have any suggestions on how I can go about getting passed his error?

Thanks,

Luke

My original ISO is from an MSDN subscription. I'm currently downloading another ISO from Digital River (found the link for it here: MS/Digital River Student ISO Links). Just to see if it's my version.

As for partitions that came with the computer. I just bought the drive separately. Would it come with partitions standard?

It was on IDE originally. I'll try RAID to see what it does when I get home tonight. Thanks

SATA Driver - Load in Windows 7 or Vista Setup

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Thanks. I've gone to my motherboard manufacturer's website and tried to load the SATA2 driver they have there (ASRock > Products > Motherboard > X58 Extreme > Download) it just gave me a message saying it didn't find any drivers.

I don't think I've tried that since I unplugged my IDE drive though, so maybe I'll give that a try when I get home.

I've also updated my relevant system specs.

lukemc said:

Thanks. I've gone to my motherboard manufacturer's website and tried to load the SATA2 driver they have there (ASRock > Products > Motherboard > X58 Extreme > Download) it just gave me a message saying it didn't find any drivers.

I don't think I've tried that since I unplugged my IDE drive though, so maybe I'll give that a try when I get home.

I've also updated my relevant system specs.

Which one did you download?

The JMicron SATA2 driver ver:R1.17.52.02. I also just got a few others to make sure I hadn't gotten the wrong thing, including the INF Driver.

The Intel Matrix Storage Manager was an executable to install something, not a stand alone driver like I'd need.