Can't install driver on OS install

[albertoeda]

Recently i was inherited a relatively new computer from a store (they had to change it fast, so no time for repairing, they bought a new one) the computer has a "NTLDR not found" problem, there is nothing useful in the hard drive so i chose to just delete everything and install Win7 to get a fresh start.

So... after ages of loading i start the setup and i get a message telling me that the driver for the optical unit is not found, requesting me to install a new one, the drive is a "Lite-On iHAS124-04 Y" and the only driver i could fin is this one:
http://www.firmwarehq.com/download_1678-file_BL0X.EXE.html

I put the BL0X.exe file in a pen drive and the windows installer doesn't recognize the driver, the file runs on my other computer (but i get an error saying that i don't have the right hard drive, because i don't), and the installation won't continue without installing the driver.

What can i do?

 

[rdc85]

The BL0X is the firmware not the driver..

could u just Unplug The Optical drives, install the OS and later plug in the Optical and then update the firmware..?

U could try to install OS using USB flash disk.... (by copy any files that in windows boot able installation disk, and set in bios to boot from usb/flash disk)

 

[albertoeda]

Yeah, i noticed this, but the BLOX is the only download i could find for the hard drive (On-Lite's website doesn't even say it sells optical drives, forget about finding support for it)

I guess that USB is my only option, i lost my flash drive a few days ago, so i'll find one to borrow.

Thank you!

 

[rdc85]

Just keep in mind that when booting from USB sometimes it not listed as USB drives / flashdisk but the name of the flashdisk it self like KingstonXX / ToshibaXXX / etc...

 

[albertoeda]

Sure, it only appears when the flash drive is inserted, so i can guide myself with that

 

[albertoeda]

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