Solved Possible to install Windows 7 on Z390 Board with No PS/2 Ports?

[Ten2O]

I want to install Windows 7 on the Z390 Aorus Pro Wifi and it has no PS/2 ports and when I get into the installation the keyboard and mouse don't work because it has no Windows 7 drivers. I heard that other people have gotten this to work by buying a PCIE usb card, but I've also heard that some cards don't work, so I don't wanna risk buying one if I'm not sure whether it'll work. I have a DVD drive if it cannot be installed without one.

Is this possible? If so, how do I go about doing it?

 

[SIW2]

You can integrate the drivers into the wim images before installing

It can be done with this tool Update your Win 7 installation media

( if you only want to integrate the drivers included with the tool - it is not necessary to download simplix update pack)



Just download the 7upv50.zip and extract the zip to your hard disk.

Then extract the win7 installation iso - you can use the included extract-iso.cmd to do it.

Then rt click and run as admin on 7updaterv50.cmd

View attachment Intel 300 series IO_USB drivers - x64.zip

View attachment Intel 300 series_USB driversx86.zip

 

[Ten2O]

You can integrate the drivers into the wim images before installing

It can be done with this tool Update your Win 7 installation media

( if you only want to integrate the drivers included with the tool - it is not necessary to download simplix update pack)



Just download the 7upv50.zip and extract the zip to your hard disk.

Then extract the win7 installation iso - you can use the included extract-iso.cmd to do it.

Then rt click and run as admin on 7updaterv50.cmd

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Every time I try to do it I get this error. I have extracted the ISO file to my documents folder, as it doesn't let me select anything on my C:/ drive. I select the EXTRACTED_ISO folder and choose to mount boot.wim, but it just returns this error.

Error: 2

Unable to access the image.
Make sure that the image path and the Windows directory for the image exist and you have Read permissions on the folder.

The DISM log file can be found at C:\Windows\Logs\DISM\dism.log


CHECKING FOR DRIVERS IN DRIVERS\Bootx64


Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 10.0.18362.1


Error: 2

Unable to access the image.
Make sure that the image path and the Windows directory for the image exist and you have Read permissions on the folder.

The DISM log file can be found at C:\Windows\Logs\DISM\dism.log

ERROR: The system was unable to find the specified registry key or value.
ERROR: The system was unable to find the specified registry key or value.
ERROR: The system was unable to find the specified registry key or value.

ERROR: Error accessing the registry.
ERROR: Error accessing the registry.

ERROR: The parameter is incorrect.
ERROR: The parameter is incorrect.
ERROR: The parameter is incorrect.


Extracting file data: 125 KiB of 125 KiB (100%) done
Done extracting files.

The system cannot find the path specified.
0 file(s) copied.

Press any key to unmount boot.wim

 

[SIW2]

it doesn't let me select anything on my C:/ drive.

There is something weird on your system with permissions. Have you some way of restoring a previously made system image or a system restore to a point before the permissions problem?

You could try copying the 7up folder from documents to c:\ and see if that is any better.

 

[SIW2]

Have you got win10 installed on that machine already?

If so, you could create another partition - apply the win7 image to the new partition - integrate drivers to the applied image - add a boot menu entry for the new partition.

Then boot into it.

You can do the applying image and integrating drivers from within your existing os. Dism++ is useful for that.

It is in the BIN\x64\tools folder

 

[Ten2O]

There is something weird on your system with permissions. Have you some way of restoring a previously made system image or a system restore to a point before the permissions problem?

You could try copying the 7up folder from documents to c:\ and see if that is any better.

I'm saying that the windows that pops up only goes straight to my user and it has nowhere to input a file path or anything. It just goes straight to my user folder. Picture is attached.

 

[Ten2O]

Have you got win10 installed on that machine already?

If so, you could create another partition - apply the win7 image to the new partition - integrate drivers to the applied image - add a boot menu entry for the new partition.

Then boot into it.

You can do the applying image and integrating drivers from within your existing os. Dism++ is useful for that.

It is in the BIN\x64\tools folder

I got Windows 7 installed using this, and the USB ports all work, but I have no wifi. Are there any drivers for that?

 

[SIW2]

find the pnp device id

msinfo32>components>problem devices>file>export as .txt

If it is

PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_A370&SUBSYS_00348086&REV_10
I think you are out of luck . You could use a cheap wifi dongle that has win7 drivers

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[Ten2O]

find the pnp device id

msinfo32>components>problem devices>file>export as .txt

If it is

PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_A370&SUBSYS_00348086&REV_10
I think you are out of luck . You could use a cheap wifi dongle that has win7 drivers

Forum - [Solution] ACPITME / EHCI(AMT) driver for win7 64bit of new Intel chipset systems

Forum - RE: [Solution] Win7 drivers for USB 3.0/3.1 Controllers of new Intel chipset systems - 14
Need Intel Wireless AC 9560 driver for Windows 7 - Windows 7 - MSFN

Forum - RE: USB 3.0/3.1 Drivers (original and modded) - 142

It says what you said. (it says PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_A370&SUBSYS_00348086&REV_10\3&11583659&0&A3) and I looked up my wifi card, and it has absolutely no Windows 7 drivers from Intel. I've just resorted to using an old USB wifi dongle that I had laying around and it works perfectly. Thank you very much for taking the time to help me with installing Windows 7 on this machine. If you are wondering, the wifi card is Intel(R) Wireless-AC 9560 160MHz. (I looked at it in device manager on Windows 10). Have a nice day/afternoon/night. I am very glad I finally have Windows 7.

 

[SIW2]

I am very glad I finally have Windows 7.

 

[Camaban]

Have you got win10 installed on that machine already?

If so, you could create another partition - apply the win7 image to the new partition - integrate drivers to the applied image - add a boot menu entry for the new partition.

Then boot into it.

You can do the applying image and integrating drivers from within your existing os. Dism++ is useful for that.

It is in the BIN\x64\tools folder

Hi SIW2,


I'm a little slow with computers, and have this same problem reported with my Z390-A. But I do have a windows 10 license installed, and have installed the 3.0 windows 7 update using the MSI mobo disc.


But how do I integrate these drivers with my pen drive that contains windows 7 pro?

 

[Megahertz07]

Camaban, Welcome to the Forum.

You should start a new thread. This is already set by Ten20 as solved.