gigabyte z170 gaming 7 - trying to get usb win7 to work - OS requires Optical drive

3D Concept Lab · Jun 10, 2016

hi i downloaded a windows 7 home premium ISO from microsoft. I want to install on my new motherboard. i got the microsoft usb installation tool, prepped a usb drive and then updated using the gigabyte xhci software. the software fails, i have tried w 3 thumb drives, and i get the same message. if i try to boot, windows install will begin, but i still get an error message about missing optical drivers. what should i do? my new rig had been sitting idle for 3 days....

iXeon · Jun 10, 2016

make sure that the Flash drive is bootable first:
in windows go to:
1-Start - CMD
2-diskpart
3-list disk
4-select the flash drive - select disk #
5-type clean
6-type create partition primary
7-type select partition 1
8-type active
9-type format fs=ntfs quick
then copy the image in the flash drive and try again.

RCFProd · Jun 10, 2016

Could this link have something to do with?
http://wccftech.com/intel-skylake-remove-support-usb-based-windows-7-installation-platform-specs/

3D Concept Lab · Jun 10, 2016

i did that 1 or 2 times in cmd w no luck. then as a
as a last resort i capitulated and downloaded the microsoft software. does their software not cover this?

iXeon · Jun 10, 2016

3D Concept Lab :

what do you mean by no luck? do you have problems in those steps?
if so you can use user friendly software like this one to get the job done:
https://rufus.akeo.ie/
and then copy the image files into the flash , then restart and boot on the flash and install the windows.

3D Concept Lab · Jun 10, 2016

i run the cmd sucessfully, but then the gigabyte update sofware fails, and the windows 7 install gives the same error message about optical drives

3D Concept Lab · Jun 10, 2016

i am not very familiar w computer programming. I am a designer, building a computer for Revit and Rhinoceros. i will be using the computer for work. i dont want my company information compromised, is there any risk if you use software like rufus?

iXeon · Jun 10, 2016

if it also shows up in the boot menu , i think there's a file missing in the installation disk , can you take a screen shot?
you can also check the Autorun.inf and Setup.ini files on the windows image and see if there's any name of optical drive or a optical drive latter that you don't have and if so change it to the flash drive latter.

iXeon · Jun 10, 2016

3D Concept Lab :

no it will just wipe the flash drive and make it bootable.

3D Concept Lab · Jun 10, 2016

here's what the manuf recommends

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiTV3hJAn5s

when i run the software it fails, and i got no optical drive...

iXeon · Jun 10, 2016

3D Concept Lab :

why did you select upgrade?
if you want to do a clean install you have to select Custom (advanced ) and then select the C:\ drive then format it
if you have any information (downloads - documents not windows files) on the C drive copy them to another place then do with Custom option.

3D Concept Lab · Jun 10, 2016

sorry, was faster to find the img online than photo myself. first time build, all new components. i am trying an install

iXeon · Jun 10, 2016

3D Concept Lab :

so if you don't have any information then Select the Custom option and then select C drive
see if this helps:
http://www.wikihow.com/Install-Windows-7-(Beginners)
just be careful to make a copy of your documents in C drive (including desktop and everything that leads to C drive)

3D Concept Lab · Jun 10, 2016

custom install got me a bit farther. the files expamded and then the machine restarted. I got a blue screen with a message about a virus. run chkdsk /F

iXeon · Jun 10, 2016

did you boot from the USB and then tried Custom option?
that error is a hard drive problem go to windows :
1-Start > CMD >
in cmd type chkdsk /f

3D Concept Lab · Jun 10, 2016

access denied as you do not have sufficent priviledges. you have to run this utility using elevated mode

iXeon · Jun 10, 2016

3D Concept Lab :

right click on it and Run as Administrator

3D Concept Lab · Jun 10, 2016

cannot lock current drive. chkdsk cannot run because the volume is in use. would you like to schedule thos volume to be checked the next time this system restarts?

iXeon · Jun 10, 2016

3D Concept Lab :

yes and then restart and let the computer scan the disk,

3D Concept Lab · Jun 10, 2016

its checking the files on c:, i typed chkdsk /f

2% complete... and its 2 am, gotta go to bed before work at 8. thanks for your patience

3D Concept Lab · Jun 10, 2016

I downloaded rufus and then used the gigabyte windows image tool. windows image tool fails. when I try to install, the system will restart, and then blue screen. what should i do?

I called gigabyte support, and they were not at all helpful. The Tech Support agent was rude, cut me off multiple times while I was trying to explain my problem. Then he gave me misinformation about the windows install tool that is directly contradicted on their support page. I have to assume that many people are using windows 7 on these machines. how can I get it to work? Please Help Me Out. Thanks

3D Concept Lab · Jun 11, 2016

Here is the message i get?

A problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer.

If this is the first time you've seen this Stop error screen, restart your computer. If this screen appears again, follow these steps:

Check to be sure you have adequate disk space. If a driver is identified in the Stop message, disable the driver or check with the manufacturer for driver updates. Try changing video adapters.

Check with your hardware vendor for any BIOS updates. Disable BIOS memory options such as caching or shadowing. If you need to use Safe Mode to remove or disable components, restart your computer, press F8 to select Advanced Startup options, and then select Safe Mode.

Technical information:

*** STOP: 0x0000007e (0x80000003, 0x805c49b8, 0xf7a172b4, 0xf7a16fb0)

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