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i have a Acer Aspire One D257. In this netbook the hard disk is defect so i bought a new one. Now i want to reinstall Windows 7. Im using an external DVD Drive plugged into USB.

The Windows 7 DVD is staring, Win7 setup is starting and when it comes to Hard Drive options it says that no drive was detected and i should try search for drivers. It shows me this window: Screenshot from web

Now i cant find the right drivers for this netbook to continue with the installation.

The laptop has the newest BIOS - 1.15, it is reset to factory default settings except that i enabled the Boot Menu prompt with F12.

From the Acer Support Website i've downloaded the SATA AHCI Driver and the Chipset Driver. I unpacked both to a USB flashdrive in seperate folders.

When i select the SATA AHCI Driver it does not find any drivers. When i uncheck the checkbox "Hide drivers that are not compatible with hardware on this computer" it shows one driver: Acer HWID (path_to\1.inf). When i continue with this driver i got an error message that says something like: No new devices found. Check if the driver files are on the installation disk.

When i show him the Chipset Driver it sees a lot more driver. When i uncheck the checkbox "Hide drivers that are not compatible with hardware on this computer" it show some drivers:

Intel N10 Family DMI Bridge
Intel N10/ICH7 Family PCI Express Root Port
Intel N10/ICH7 SMBUS Controller
Intel N10/ICH7 Family USB Universal Host Controller
Intel N10/ICH7 Family USB2 Enhanced Host Controller
Intel N10/ICH7 Family Interface LPC Controller

When i uncheck this checkbox i get a lot more drivers, and some SATA Drivers but the also do not work. I get the same error message as before.

Can someone help me find a driver that should work or am i doing anything else wrong?

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  • Does the BIOS of the netbook detect the harddisk? If not then it is not a driver issue.
    – Hennes
    Sep 5, 2012 at 16:38
  • Yes, it sees the HDD. No problem here.
    – Robert Niestroj
    Sep 5, 2012 at 17:48
  • I installed Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS on this netbook and it works so hardware seems to be ok. This must be w Windows 7 or driver issue. But i still cant resolve it.
    – Robert Niestroj
    Sep 7, 2012 at 15:10

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Windows 7 doesn't support installation via USB 3.0 port. You have to install it from USB 2.0 or less

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  • Can you clarify why this is the proper answer to this question? Please add a source which backs up what you are saying.
    – CharlieRB
    Mar 31, 2015 at 15:53
  • @CharlieRB Windows 7 doesn't have a generic USB3 driver like Windows 8, so you have to add the USB3 driver to the boot.wim or use USB2. So Claude is correct.
    – magicandre1981
    May 1, 2015 at 8:30
  • @magicandre1981 I didn't say the answer was wrong. I asked for context and a source to back up the short answer.
    – CharlieRB
    May 1, 2015 at 11:56
  • @CharlieRB: The answer is wrong. The laptop doesn't have USB 3 and even if it did, the problem is nothing to do with USB. It's a missing SATA driver.
    – qasdfdsaq
    Aug 5, 2015 at 10:41
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    @qasdfdsaq Why are you addressing me? I did not give this answer. For the sake of improving the answer (or not), I commented to ask the person who posted the answer to clarify why it is proper and back it up with a source.
    – CharlieRB
    Aug 5, 2015 at 12:51
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Not sure if anyone is still having this issue, but I just ran across the same problem. Here's my simple fix in case anyone else can benefit from it.

Step 1: Enter BIOS settings and make sure the SATA drive type is set to AHCI, not IDE.

Step 2: Install Windows.

If this worked for you, you're welcome.

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