Windows 7 on NVMe
Windows 7 on NVMe
I really need help with installing windows 7 to NVMe. Before anyone says..NO, i'd rather kill myself before i install Windows 10...that OS is a disease and nothing else...plus the mobo (Huanan X79 V2.49 officially only supports W7, cause of the drivers) With that out of the way, back to my problem. I've googled this shit for days now, from injecting NVMe and USB drivers into the ISO, to trying to have drivers in the USB to add them later in the setup...i wanted to clone windows 7 to the SSD but don't see it in windows...so i am legit stuck. I can sometimes see the drive, but can't install windows to it cause of some shitty ''you need to be able to boot from this, check your bios'' even tho i can change that on the fly if need be, sadly i can'tr even get into the setup if i have CSM to UEFI, just doesn't load at all... Please, any advice is appreciated cause i'm losing my mind cause of it.
You haven’t noticed the drive in Windows 7, possibly because USB isn’t recognized. To fix this, connect the drive to a different port or cable, then restart the computer. If it still doesn’t appear, check the device manager for any errors or try a different USB port.
I’m unsure if you used this method, but Gigabyte offers a solution that combines USB 3 and NVMe drivers into a Windows 7 installation image, creating a bootable USB drive. You’ll need a Windows 7 ISO and the appropriate tool. Follow their instructions carefully: enable NVMe drivers, check the relevant boxes, and complete the setup. For more details, see the official guide: https://www.gigabyte.com/Support/Utility...n+tool&p=1. Some users mention checking your motherboard’s BIOS to support NVMe at startup, as not all boards have this feature. If you need further help, the MSI solution described also works effectively.
The gigabyte won't be useful because I have a modified Chinese motherboard, an LGA2011/X79 chipset that now supports NVMe, which means BIOS choices are quite restricted. I attempted the MSI model but didn't get any improvement, possibly because I'm installing an updated Windows 7 rather than a clean ISO. The main challenge is that I can boot from the NVMe drive, but when trying to install Windows 10 it fails. It only works with UEFI-only settings in BIOS, even when using MBT or GPT. The only solution is to email Microcucks for a fix, which is frustrating.
The problem might relate to NVMe and UEFI. Usually, disabling UEFI allows Windows 7 installation on an NVMe drive, though it still works with UEFI enabled. The main change is skipping the formatting step before installation. For detailed instructions, check the guide here: https://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/18...s-7-a.html And see the related blog post: https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/askc...-computer/