Well, I start installing Windows 7, and suddenly I get this error:
[quote] No device drivers were found. Make sure that the installation media contains the correct drivers, and then click OK. [/quote]
I am installing on a Toshiba Satellite A135-S4677. From what I can see, maybe it's from not having hard drive drivers or something? I'm confused to hell right now, and I would [B]REALLY[/B] appreciate any help from my FP brethren.
Thanks in advance.
During or before it begins?
I click "Install Windows", it says "Starting Setup" for a minute , then comes to a window saying
"A required CD/DVD drive device driver is missing. If you have a floppy disk, CD, DVD, or USB flash drive, please insert it now. Note: If the windows installation media is in the CD/DVD drive, you can safely remove it for this step.".
I click OK, then go to an infinite loop of that message.
Oh my good God. I didn't think that error was actually real.
Okay, after googling a tad I may have found a solution. If you're comfortable tinkering in your BIOS, look around for an option that goes along the lines of "SATA compatibility/operation mode" or something like that. Check its options for one called AHCI and set it to that or whatever ISN'T compatibility mode. It should work afterwords.
It could also simply be a faulty disc. If you can, burn another copy of it (not off of the one you already have though), and burn at the slowest speed possible.
Can't really burn another disc, and there isn't a command like that in my BIOS
[quote=TOSHIBA Support Site]
Recommended Windows 7 Installation Method Selection
Toshiba provides support for installing Windows 7 on laptops built since 2007. Depending on your model, Toshiba recommends using one of the following software tools as part of the Windows 7 installation process, to support ongoing use of Toshiba provided features and functionality:
* Toshiba Upgrade Assistant for Windows 7, for upgrading from Windows Vista to Windows 7 on laptops made in 2009
* Toshiba Software Installer for Windows 7, for performing a Custom Installation of Windows 7 ("clean install") on laptops made 2007-2009
Find your laptop's serial number on a sticker on the bottom of the laptop, note the second character in that serial number, then click on the matching link in the list below for instructions on Toshiba's recommended Windows 7 installation method for your model.
For all laptops made since January 1, 2007*
When upgrading from Windows Vista (not a Custom or "clean" Install)
* if the second character of your laptop's serial number is 7 or 8, click here.
* if the second character of your laptop's serial number is 9, click here.
When upgrading from Windows XP, or doing a Custom Install ("clean install") from any operating system
* if the second character of your laptop's serial number is 7, 8, or 9, click here.
* if the second character of your laptop's serial number is not 7, 8, or 9 then it was manufactured prior to 2007.*
* Installation of Windows 7 is not supported by Toshiba for laptops made prior to 2007.
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So what is the second digit of your serial number?
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[quote=TOSHIBA Support Site]
Recommended Windows 7 Installation Method Selection
Toshiba provides support for installing Windows 7 on laptops built since 2007. Depending on your model, Toshiba recommends using one of the following software tools as part of the Windows 7 installation process, to support ongoing use of Toshiba provided features and functionality:
* Toshiba Upgrade Assistant for Windows 7, for upgrading from Windows Vista to Windows 7 on laptops made in 2009
* Toshiba Software Installer for Windows 7, for performing a Custom Installation of Windows 7 ("clean install") on laptops made 2007-2009
Find your laptop's serial number on a sticker on the bottom of the laptop, note the second character in that serial number, then click on the matching link in the list below for instructions on Toshiba's recommended Windows 7 installation method for your model.
For all laptops made since January 1, 2007*
When upgrading from Windows Vista (not a Custom or "clean" Install)
* if the second character of your laptop's serial number is 7 or 8, click here.
* if the second character of your laptop's serial number is 9, click here.
When upgrading from Windows XP, or doing a Custom Install ("clean install") from any operating system
* if the second character of your laptop's serial number is 7, 8, or 9, click here.
* if the second character of your laptop's serial number is not 7, 8, or 9 then it was manufactured prior to 2007.*
* Installation of Windows 7 is not supported by Toshiba for laptops made prior to 2007.
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So what is the second digit of your serial number?
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