Problem installing windows 7 on windows 10 gaming laptop

Mark_A96 · Mar 23, 2017

So I created a bootable USB containing Windows 7 to install on my Asus ROG which already has W10 installed.

It loads up the installation screen but then says this when asking me where I want to install windows (which gives 0 options):

"We couldn't find any drives. To get a storage driver, click Load driver."

Picture for reference: https://www.partitionwizard.com/images/tu30002/hard-disk-not-detected-2.jpg

I can't get around this no matter what. I tried pressing 'repair' instead of install which took me to several options including a cmd prompt. For some reason it's booted to the X drive which doesn't even exist on my PC, and the usb switches to C from D which means the main hard drive on this PC, C:\, doesn't even show up. That's where I want to install.

I also tried diskpart, only the usb shows up.

Also, the laptop can boot into windows 10 perfectly. I'm actually using it to post this.

Slow Pri · Mar 23, 2017

Have you tried to plug in the USB in the USB 2.0 slot? Sometimes this can cause issues.

Mark_A96 · Mar 23, 2017

I'm sure this is not the problem as all the usb ports are 2.0 and it recognizes my mouse

weberdarren97 · Mar 23, 2017

Make and model of the laptop?

Mark_A96 · Mar 23, 2017

ASUS ROG GL753VD-DS71 17.3" Intel Core i7 7th Gen 7700HQ (2.80 GHz) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 16 GB Memory 1 TB HDD Windows 10 Home 64-Bit Gaming Laptop

weberdarren97 · Mar 23, 2017

Mark_A96 :

There's no Windows 7 storage driver available for that model. It's specifically made for Windows 10.

Mark_A96 · Mar 23, 2017

Is there any chance of using a general asus storage driver to get it to work?

weberdarren97 · Mar 23, 2017

Mark_A96 :

Please get into Windows 10, open Device Manager drop down the IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers category, select your storage controller, right click and open properties, select the Details tab, drop down the Property menu and select Hardware Ids. Please list all of them (there's usually four).

Mark_A96 · Mar 23, 2017

PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_A103&SUBSYS_15901043&REV_31
PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_A103&SUBSYS_15901043
PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_A103&CC_010601
PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_A103&CC_0106

weberdarren97 · Mar 23, 2017

Mark_A96 :

Here you go. https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/26361/Intel-Rapid-Storage-Technology-Intel-RST-RAID-Driver

Put that on a USB drive, boot the laptop with this drive and the Windows install drive connected, and when it asks to load drivers, go into the .zip folder and find your driver. I've never done this myself, so if you need more help with this step then I'm not your man for instructions.

Paul NZ · Mar 23, 2017

If it uses an NVME ssd, that'll be harder.

Since Win7 doesnt support NVME natively.

You'll have to slipstream 2 updates first, and create an ISO then either burn it or put it or a flashdrive first to fix it

Mark_A96 · Mar 23, 2017

weberdarren97 :

I just tried this, and the drivers would not appear when I browsed the USB drive. What should I do instead of this step?

Mark_A96 · Mar 23, 2017

Paul NZ :

No SSD, just a normal disk drive: https://puu.sh/uWuu9/45c8ea6b27.png

Paul NZ · Mar 23, 2017

The other prob (or your main prob will be), is if it's got a Kaby Lake in it and you install Win7, you wont be able to update it.

MS have blocked computers running Win7, and Win8 with Kaby Lake CPU's

Mark_A96 · Mar 24, 2017

Still need help

Paul NZ · Mar 24, 2017

It may not support Win7 then. Not much you can do about it

weberdarren97 · Mar 25, 2017

Paul NZ :

I was afraid of that and pretty much saw it coming, but wondered if the driver solution could work around this barrier.

OP, your laptop does not support Windows 7.

Mark_A96 · Mar 29, 2017

Actually the problem seems to be fixable. When I run diskpart from cmd on Windows 10 (on the laptop I'm trying to install windows 7 on), I get this:

https://puu.sh/v2FeQ/9c659bd9d8.png

It's really strange that I can't clean it, and that only 501mb is free when there's actually 95% of the drive free.

weberdarren97 · Mar 29, 2017

Mark_A96 :

Makes perfect sense to me.

1) You can't clean disk 0 because Windows is running off of disk 0. The only workaround for this is to create bootable media. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10 You're looking for the blue Download Tool Now button. A flash drive of at 8GB is required. Running the tool will format the flash drive, so make sure to back it up first.

2) When DiskPart reports empty space, it's not looking at what's empty in the file system, it's looking at space that has no file system. This means that there is 501mb on your drive that is currently unallocated. This is likely reserved for BIOS to create master backups.

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