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I'm doing a clean install of Windows 7 on a friend's computer (an ASUS A53SV). I am installing Home Premium 64-bit with integrated SP1 from a USB flash drive. The installation gets to a screen that needs a driver (the message given is A required CD/DVD drive device driver is missing....
), and won't continue until I provide a driver. I cannot figure out what driver needs to be provided, however. I downloaded the drivers from the ASUS website and tried to apply the appropriate USB drivers (Intel 6 Series/C200/1C26 and 1C2D), but I receive an error message stating that the drivers could not be installed. I have now tried many different techniques, including canceling, switching the USB port, and trying again, as well as loading every driver I could get my hands on, and nothing has worked (most drivers will load, but the installation says that no new devices were found).
How can I continue the installation if I do not have access to a disc onto which I can burn the files? I don't know how to provide the correct driver to force the installation to continue. None of the laptop's USB ports are blue, so I believe they are all 2.0 ports, but my internet connection currently isn't fast enough to download the 200MB manual from the ASUS website to check.
Actually blue USB ports are supposed to be USB3.0 – Mxx – 2013-03-03T08:31:24.333
Yes, I said that none of them are blue. – vaindil – 2013-03-03T08:50:30.957
Oh, i'm sorry, misread that. If Windows complains about missing drivers for cd/dvd, have you considered removing it during install and then putting it back in once Windows is installed? – Mxx – 2013-03-03T08:53:04.053
From what I've read, this error means that it actually needs the USB drivers, not the CD/DVD drivers (it's looking for drivers for the installation media, but says CD/DVD regardless). All of the files are on the flash drive, so I can't install with it removed. – vaindil – 2013-03-03T18:28:39.613
What about original install media from Asus? Or contact their support with this error? – Mxx – 2013-03-03T21:58:21.900