(Msg. 1) Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2007 1:02 am
Post subject: Cannot Install Ultimate 64, CD/DVD Drive Missing Add to elertz Archived from groups: microsoft>public>windows>vista>installation_setup (more info?)
I need help getting vista 64 installed on my computer. I have a legit
copy and when I try to install it on my computer it says I am missing
cd/dvd drivers.
My system
MotherBoard: Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6
CD/DVD drive: DRW-1814BLT(sata)
2 Hard Drives in SATA mode.
I have tried searching for the Drivers for the Asus DVD writer and they
do not have any on the website. Any suggestions?
(Msg. 2) Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2007 6:14 am
Post subject: Re: Cannot Install Ultimate 64, CD/DVD Drive Missing Add to elertz [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
"Gainaxe" <Gainaxe.31xjv3.RemoveThis@no-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
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>
> I need help getting vista 64 installed on my computer. I have a legit
> copy and when I try to install it on my computer it says I am missing
> cd/dvd drivers.
>
> My system
> MotherBoard: Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6
> CD/DVD drive: DRW-1814BLT(sata)
> 2 Hard Drives in SATA mode.
>
> I have tried searching for the Drivers for the Asus DVD writer and they
> do not have any on the website. Any suggestions?
>
Did the error message specifically state cd/dvd drivers...
or was it looking for your SATA chipset drivers?
I'd load the SATA chipset drivers at the beginning of the installation when
you are asked for drivers
(Msg. 3) Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2007 10:03 am
Post subject: Re: Cannot Install Ultimate 64, CD/DVD Drive Missing Add to elertz [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
Thank you very much for the suggestion philo, I tried that last night
after 3 hours of trying everything else(loaded my flash drive with the
latest sata drivers for the motherboard) and when I tried to search for
the driver it would not work. However When I manually chose the sata
driver it installed the rest of the way.
Not sure why windows gave such a cryptic message for missing
drivers(the exact message was on the lines of "A required cd/dvd drive
device driver is missing"). The only reasoning I can give is that it is
missing the controller for the CD/DVD drive(in my case sata, when I
tried googling I found someone had the same problem but missing their
ATAPI/IDE controller).
I hope anyone else who has this problem is able to find this answer.
(Msg. 4) Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2007 10:35 am
Post subject: Re: Cannot Install Ultimate 64, CD/DVD Drive Missing Add to elertz [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
"Gainaxe" <Gainaxe.31y8v2 DeleteThis @no-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
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>
> Thank you very much for the suggestion philo, I tried that last night
> after 3 hours of trying everything else(loaded my flash drive with the
> latest sata drivers for the motherboard) and when I tried to search for
> the driver it would not work. However When I manually chose the sata
> driver it installed the rest of the way.
> Not sure why windows gave such a cryptic message for missing
> drivers(the exact message was on the lines of "A required cd/dvd drive
> device driver is missing"). The only reasoning I can give is that it is
> missing the controller for the CD/DVD drive(in my case sata, when I
> tried googling I found someone had the same problem but missing their
> ATAPI/IDE controller).
> I hope anyone else who has this problem is able to find this answer.
>
Well on one of the machines I had setup...
I tried to pre-load specific video drivers.
Even though the installer gave me a message that it could not load the
drivers...
they were installed correctly when Vista booted.
On a previous installation, where I had not tried to pre-load the drivers...
I had quite poor video quality until I loaded them.
(Msg. 5) Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2008 10:24 pm
Post subject: Re: Cannot Install Ultimate 64, CD/DVD Drive Missing Add to elertz [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
It was in my case.
Get in your Bios setup. Go to "advanced chipset settings" or what.
Set the operating mode to 64bit than 32bit. If it is the case you are
done.
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