Solved Win 7 64bit Installation and Drivers

[Tinkerz]

I am trying to install Win 7 64 bit on a second partition, the first is 32bit win 7.

The issue I am having is at the drivers window, the installation is asking for drivers but nothing is coming up in the box, it is blank. So I cant select any drivers to get past the screen.

Any help please, has anyone else had the issue of being asked for drivers but a blank screen?

Thanks

Tinkerz

 

[Pauly]

Do you mean you are being asked for drivers during the install ?

If so are you using a raid setup ? generally you only need drivers for raid as win 7 is pretty much driver complete except raid drivers and usb 3

 

[Brink]

Hello Tinkerz, and welcome to Seven Forums.

This would most likely be for your SATA or RAID (depending on your setup) drivers (floppy version and not .exe) that you would have needed to already downloaded from your motherboard manufacturer's site.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/68505-sata-driver-load-windows-7-vista-setup.html

Hope this helps,
Shawn

 

[Tinkerz]

Thanks I am using a SATA setup

 

[Brink]

Glad we could help. Were you able to get the SATA drivers?

 

[gregrocker]

It can also be a bad installer that generates that error. Try another ISO for your licensed version burned/written using tool provided in Clean Reinstall - Factory OEM Windows 7

 

[Tinkerz]

I tried both OS disk, the same problem.

My mobo is abit, I understand the comapny went bust, I brought an IP35 mobo, where can I find drivers.

The first sent I downloaded just have raid drivers in and IDE drivers.

It seems unsafe to download, where is a reliable download source.

Thanks,

Neil.

 

[Tinkerz]

Seems every site want to add some software before you download the driver

 

[Tinkerz]

I have found Jmicron sata drivers but they wont install (v1171902) for Win 7, although googling for the mobo, others seems to have got win7 onto an IP35 mobo

 

[Tinkerz]

Really stuck, tried the sata drivers on listed here

ftp://driver.jmicron.com.tw/SATA_Controller/Windows/

should I try the esata drivers too?

 

[gregrocker]

You shouldn't have to install SATA drivers for Win7 as they are all in the installer. So the issue is likely still with your installer, and has been in every one of these cases I've seen.

Try writing a new ISO for your licensed version to flash stick, boot using the one-time BIOS Boot Menu key after setting HDD first to boot in BIOS setup.

If it fails try defining an Active partition as shown in Step 2.2 of SSD - HDD Optimize for Windows Reinstallation

 

[Tinkerz]

I just burn an iso to my flash stick and boot from there?

 

[gregrocker]

Are you working from the steps to get a perfect Clean Reinstall OEM ?

The latest official ISO and tool to burn to DVD or write to flash stick is provided there.

 

[diana33]

Sorry ,but i don't get 'it -why did you try to install a win32 and win64 on the same computer? - i try to immagine a reason but i can find one.

 

[Tinkerz]

because a macro that worked on excel 2003 did not run on 64bit Hence 32bit, so now I am installing on another partition a clean install, as I have reworked the macro for excel 2010.

 

[Tinkerz]

The latest official ISO and tool to burn to DVD or write to flash stick is provided there.

I am running the above tool and at the end it said I have created the boot usd flash drive.

When I goto the advanced options in the bios setup menu I see 3 options to place into position 1 for the boot up option.

Not of the allow me to boot from the start up, no message like boot for USB, it just runs straight through.

How do I boot from the flash usb? Am I missing something?

Thanks

 

[Tinkerz]

Ok solved it, needed to make sure the boot order was usb flash first

 

[Brink]

Great news.

 

[gregrocker]

Sometimes setting USB flash stick first to boot in BIOS setup will cause it to autostart the install again after the restarts required during install. To resolve this set HDD first to boot in BIOS setup, then trigger the flash sticking using one-time BIOS Boot order menu key given on first screen.

If that is not feasible unplug the flash stick during the installation reboots.