Win7 won't detect any hardware/devices...

[Tfalsetta]

Just loaded win 7 on a new dell e5470. Had a very hard time installing because the new computer does not have a built in cd drive...I finally loaded win 8 then installed win 7 via the win8. Now the problem I have is win 7 does not discover any of the devices/hardware...(wireless, Ethernet, USB etc....)
I of course can't install any drivers because the computer doesn't discover anything

Help....

 

[ICIT2LOL]

Hello and welcome Tfalsetta now it is a pity you didn't post here before because we could have saved you all that installation issues re 8 to 7 etc etc

Now we need your system specs mate before we can even start to help so please update your profile and/or do this System Info - See Your System Specs

Now when we get this we can try to access the drivers you need because what I do is download drivers from the manufacturers site onto a stick then install them to the machine from it.

We might even suggest that you reinstall using a straight forward method. This brings me to the point of how did you get 7 - have you got an activation code for it??

 

[JordanMihailov]

Just loaded win 7 on a new dell e5470. Had a very hard time installing because the new computer does not have a built in cd drive...I finally loaded win 8 then installed win 7 via the win8. Now the problem I have is win 7 does not discover any of the devices/hardware...(wireless, Ethernet, USB etc....)
I of course can't install any drivers because the computer doesn't discover anything

Help....

You can download drivers on other PC right ?

 

[ICIT2LOL]

Ok well until the OP posts back we cannot help mate and I was going to suggest getting the free ISO from Heidoc instead but we shall have to wait.

 

[Tfalsetta]

ok thanks i have populated what i could.......when you say download them to a stick....i am assuming you mean USB....Remember my laptop will not even recognize the usb....I do see a way to BOOT to USB...Are you suggesting download drivers to the usb that i can boot to?

 

[Megahertz07]

Unzip these drivers and install them.
http://www.sevenforums.com/attachme...king-clean-install-windows-7-how-fix-usb3.zip
http://www.sevenforums.com/attachme...ll-windows-7-skylake-dell-xps-8910-a-sata.zip

6300u is a skylake CPU.
Win 7 doesn't have the USB3 and the SATA drivers for it.
You have to load the drivers to the Win 7 installation disk. Read my tutorial Create a Windows 7 USB flash installation with new drives for new MB's
I would reinstall it from scratch.

Unzip these drivers and install them.
http://www.sevenforums.com/attachme...king-clean-install-windows-7-how-fix-usb3.zip
http://www.sevenforums.com/attachme...ll-windows-7-skylake-dell-xps-8910-a-sata.zip

 

[ICIT2LOL]

Win 7 doesn't have the USB3 and the SATA drivers for it.

Hmm sorry yep that is right I missed that and as a by the by for the record when I bought my Asus ROG I had to download an update for the BIOS first to get the 7 drivers - any mention of that sort of a set up??