Missing CD/DVD Drivers...

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Fredrol

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Hey!

First of all, hope you don't mind me leeching of this forum, I'll try to contribute some in the future...

I'm trying to install Windows 7 on an old computer. As the title suggests, the install won't start because "a required cd/dvd device driver is missing"

I've tried all the suggestions in the http://www.sevenforums.com/installation-setup/34853-common-installation-problems.html thread, but with no luck.

The computer I'm trying to install on:

Asus A8N-SLI Premium
Two IDE disks (one Maxtor DiamondMax 200gig and another one I don't know the manufacturer of)
A NEC DVD-RW, also IDE
and a SATA disk (WD Caviar SE WD2000JD) controlled by SIL3114 bios.

Ive tried different BIOS settings, disconnecting all the drives, a ton of different drivers (both from nvidia for nforce4 and also for the sil3114) but nothing seems to work.

I hope you can help me

Thanks in advance!

/F
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7
You need the drivers for your DVD drive, the one that you're using to run the installation. It seems that Windows 7 doesn't have the proper drivers to read from your DVD drive. You could try installing Windows 7 from a USB Stick in the mean time and then install DVD drivers at a later date.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Apple Macbook Pro (April 2009)
OS
W7 Ult. x64 | OS X
CPU
Intel Mobile Core 2 Duo 2.93Ghz [T9800 Penryn]
Motherboard
NVIDIA nForce 730i Rev. B1 [Mac-F2268EC8 (U2E1)]
Memory
4096MB Samsung DDR3 Dual Channel [PC3-8500F 1066Mhz]
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT 512MB [G96M Rev. C1]
Sound Card
SB X-Fi Surround 5.1 USB | Onboard Realtek (Disabled)
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer x223wbd 22" | Apple Anti-Glare 17" (Disabled)
Screen Resolution
{Current} 1440x900 {Acer} 1680x1050 {Apple} 1920x1200
Hard Drives
{Internal}
Seagate Momentus 320GB 2.5" 7200RPM [ST9320421AS]

{Externals}
LaCie 320GB USB 2.0 HDD [301284UR]
LaCie 750GB USB 2.0 FW400 eSATA HDD [301314U]
LaCie 1TB USB 2.0 HDD [301304UR]
PSU
Magsafe
Case
Aluminum/Unibody (MBP52)
Cooling
2 x 6000 RPM Fans
Keyboard
Logitech G-15v2 [PN 920-000379]
Mouse
Logitech G-9 [PN 910-000338]
Internet Speed
12Mbps/2.5Mbps w/ 24Mbps Speed Boost [Comcast]
Other Info
Logitech X-540 Speakers [PN 970223-0122]
Sennheiser PC-151 Headset
Are you installing Win 7 to a IDE drive? if yes.

Try this, remove Sata drive, & controller card.
 

My Computer

OS
ME/XP/Vista/Win7
Thank you both for your quick replies!

Unfortunately, I don't have a large enough USB stick here at the moment, will try it tomorrow if I can't get it to work tonight.

Disabling the SATA controller didn't work, already tried it.

Will go hunting drivers for the DVD-RW then...

/F
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7
theog said:
Not disable the card, remove from rig.
Click to expand...

Oh, but its integrated on the mobo.

But, while looking for drivers for the dvd-rw i got fed up and just replaced the whole drive with the one from this computer (on which I installed Windows 7 just recently without any errors), and yeah, problem solved! :D

Thanks for your time and effort!

/F
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7
That is good news, you are welcome.
 

My Computer

OS
ME/XP/Vista/Win7
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