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July 17th, 2020 16:00
Reinstalling win 7, can't put in the driver cd
Hello Guys!
I'm trying to reinstall win 7 on my Studio 1747 and I have the reinstallation CD and driver cd. The problem is: after I've inserted the reinstallation cd, started the installation of windows, then after the "setup is starting", (firstly I don't have a license agreement thing, which is in all the instructions, and I don't have the next "choose type of installation", that's strange), so it just opens a window "you have to insert your USB or cd with drivers, if you want you can put out the installation cd..." BUT I CAN'T PUT THE INSTALLATION CD OUT TO PUT IN THE DRIVER CD!!! I just have the button on the keyboard which, I think, without the drivers is even not supposed to work. So I just can't put in the driver cd.
II have already tried to copy everything from that cd on my C:, but when I try to choose it on this stage, (it sees it), but sais there aren't any drivers found.
Please help me!!!
Thanks in advance


ejn63
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July 17th, 2020 16:00
Put the SATA/Rapid Storage driver on a flash drive and connect it to a USB port:
https://www.dell.com/support/article/en-us/sln291835/intel-rapid-storage-f6-drivers-for-windows-7-8-8-1-and-10?lang=en
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July 17th, 2020 17:00
@Maxims Did this Win7 reinstallation CD actually come with this particular system? The reason I ask is that the error you're seeing at the point that you're seeing it can occur if the Windows Setup environment itself doesn't have the right drivers for the system's hardware, and you're not supposed to pop out the CD at that point anyway. The Rapid Storage driver workaround might work, but if not, assuming that system was designed for Windows 7 at all, one option you could consider would be to download it straight from Microsoft and creating either a disc or a bootable flash drive. The Microsoft version would at least include SP1 integrated, which your disc may or may not.
But either way, if you're adamant about sticking with Windows 7 even at this point that it's no longer receiving security updates, at the very least make your reinstallation life a bit easier by manually downloading these specific updates beforehand somewhere else and installing them on your rebuilt PC before you start in on Windows Update. The reason is that the Windows Update catalog for Win7 is so huge now that Windows Update can hang for literally hours before it even figures out what it needs to download (Microsoft issued a patch for that), and even if you get past that, you'd have literally hundreds of updates to download and install across multiple reboots. But you can cut a LOT of that out with a few key updates below, which you should be able to find these updates by Googling their name or KB number:
- Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (unless you'll be using install media that has it integrated)
- KB3020369: April 2015 Servicing Stack Update (required to install subsequent updates)
- KB3125574: Windows 7 Convenience Update (takes you from SP1's February 2011 state all the way to April 2016 in one big package rather than hundreds of individual updates, but this package is NOT offered through regular Windows Update. You have to download it manually.)
- KB3172605: July 2016 Update Rollup (includes the fix for very long Windows Update scan times, so after installing this, you may still have a few dozen updates, but at least you won't be waiting potentially hours for them to even start downloading).
Maxims
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July 18th, 2020 03:00
@jphughan, yes, both CDs came with the laptop
I think I forgot an important thing to mention. The laptop is 12 years old, but it has great characteristics
Sorry, I'm not English; moreover, I'm not into computers, so I didn't fully understand what you have said. I do this reinstallation with a guy, who is in computers, but he doesn't know English. But I'll try, what you have suggested, I just need some time make sense of it
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July 18th, 2020 03:00
@ejn63
I'm gonna take a look.
But if I have it understood rightly, you suggest to put the drivers on a USB.
We've tried it, but the computer doesn't see the USB (I men, it needs a driver to identify the USB)
ejn63
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July 18th, 2020 04:00
Use the USB 2.0 ports on the right side - they should be readable by the installer. If not, you will likely need to slip in the AHCI drivers and prepare a new Windows install media set.
https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/slipstream-drivers-into-windows-7.120729/
That said, jphugan is correct - Windows 7 is now unsupported security wise (and has been since January, 2020) -- you'd be better off installing Windows 10. The license key on the label in the battery compartment entitles you to a free upgrade to Windows 10.
ejn63
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July 18th, 2020 04:00
For the media panel, try installing the 7 drivers in compatibility mode after you have 10 installed. They may work - or it may be something you can't get working under 10.
Maxims
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July 18th, 2020 04:00
@ejn63 yeah, thanks, I'll try it another time
The reason I want to install win7 with the original drivers, is that my computer says, there are 2 unreadable devices, and the media panel doesn't work (we think it is one of these devices). So the man who helps me, suggested to install 7,so maybe the devices will work. And after that we'll upgrade to 10 (or even split the hard drive and make two OSs)
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July 18th, 2020 12:00
@ejn63 I tried it with my USB stick and a USB memory drive. It didn't work. I don't know what to do. I'll try what you've suggested with the preinstalling of all the stuff. But really, it says "if you have an installation cd in, you can take it out in order to put the driver cd in". But I physically can't take it out.