Hey guys,
We just purchased an XPS 8900 for our sign business and unfortunately we have some legacy software we have to use Windows 7 (working with obscure vinyl printers). I cannot seem to get it to install at all. The problem is that i get through to just before the drive selection to pick which drive to format and install Windows on, it stops and gives me this error:
"A required CD/DVD drive device driver is missing. If you have a driver 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."
This is where i am 100% stuck at.
The PC shipped with Windows 10 and bios version 2.1.0.
So far i have tried:
All installs have been tried as GPT UEFI with bios set to AHCI and secure boot off and using the USB2 port on the rear for the memory stick and two seperate memory sticks have also been tried. Bootable ISO was make with rufus 2.7
Bios 2.1.0
Windows 7 Pro x64 non SP1
Windows 7 Pro x64 SP1
Updated bios to 2.1.3 (newest)
Windows 7 Pro x64 non SP1
Windows 7 Pro x64 SP1
Modified (via NTlite) Windows 7 Pro x64 SP1 (to include all available x64 drivers)http://i.imgur.com/pzCKSiH.png
Reset bios to default settings
Windows 7 Pro x64 SP1
Modified (via NTlite) Windows 7 Pro x64 SP1 (to include all available x64 drivers)
Install brand new 2TB WD Black Hard Drive (to avoid the windows 10 GPT install)
Windows 7 Pro x64 SP1
Modified (via NTlite) Windows 7 Pro x64 SP1 (to include all available x64 drivers)
What is making me pull my hair is that WinPE can SEE AND ACCESS both the CD/DVD and the existing hard drive as well as the USB 3 ports.
I do not understand what driver it could possibily be asking for. Any help would be greatly appreciated as i need to get this machine running ASAP.
Thank you