It often happens that to get acquainted with the new OS, the user does not run to the store for a new computer or laptop, but puts the new version on his time-tested computer. And this is entirely acceptable, since in recent years Microsoft has made significant concessions to its users in this regard. For example, the same device that could provide Vista with comfortable operation can even install Windows 8 without any problems.
So you inserted the installation disk into the drive, the system began to install ... Stop! And what if the installation of Windows 7 requires a driver? Unfortunately, this problem is not so rare, and therefore we need to talk about methods for solving it.
Firstly, we will discuss the reasons why the OS, even at the installation stage, may start to “bizarre”. First of all, you could write to the disk the initially “broken” image of the system. Where did you download it from? If from some “left” site, then it’s better to look for a decent source. For example, the official image of the system. But even if you use the official installation disk, bought for your money, and when installing Windows 7 requires a driver, the reason should be sought in something else.
On older PCs or laptops that still remember the times of “forever alive” XP, the BIOS may simply not accept the new OS. If you have just that case, it will not hurt to go to the website of the manufacturer of your motherboard and download the latest firmware version.
If it is not there, then everything becomes even more complicated. In this case, you will have to contact the technical support of the manufacturer and find out what exactly needs to be done for the installation. Most often the system requires a driver for SATA disk controllers , as well as for USB of the latest specification, which is often the case when trying to put the "Seven" on a laptop using removable media. Note that Win7 “out of the box” does not support the latest specification of this interface for data transfer, so just use USB ports with an older specification during installation. As a rule, the latest laptop models are equipped with one USB 3.0 port and a couple of 2.0, so there should be no problems.
Even more often, when installing Windows 7, it requires a drive driver, since not all disk controllers of the old generation of the OS support it. To solve this problem, again, you will have to “wool” the developers site, communicate with technical support and travel through the forums of experienced users. Most often, during the installation phase, you have to connect a Floppy drive with the desired drivers, but it’s much easier to find installation versions
claims in which all the necessary components are already implemented. Such can be found on the forums of "happy" owners of a particular laptop model.
The same thing should be done in the case when installing Windows 7 requires a hard disk driver. Most likely, the problem again lies in the hard drive controller, so in any case, you will have to look for drivers for it, persistently calling for the help of the manufacturer and friendly users.
We hope that you learned about the main reasons why installing Windows 7 requires a driver for some devices.