Windows installation media cant detect needed drivers?

luseho-2989 0 Reputation points
2024-10-04T07:26:03.2266667+00:00

Hi, I am currently using archlinux and I want to install Windows again. When I boot the USB, after selecting language and formats, it says: "A media driver your computer needs is missing. This could be a DVD, USB or Hard disk driver." so my guess is that it cant detect them automatically. I already try and install drivers manually (all drivers on the motherboards website (ASUS TUF GAMING PLUS WIFI)), but nothing from there seems to be working. I tried everything that I can think of, and I have installed windows countless times before, and I am doing nothing different now. I reinstalled the windows 11 media around 10 times in total or so on 3 different USB's, and I even tried windows 10 once. I even tried it on a different computer (also archlinux and LUKS encryption), but there it doesn't work either. I think I deleted all of my partitions 20 times now. I don't really know what to do now, since having Windows installed is a must for me.

I dont know if this is relevant information, but I have this problem since I specifically installed archlinux with the archinstall script and with LUKS encryption. I have a 7800x3D CPU with a RX 7800XT GPU. I currently use ADATA XPG SX8200 PRO 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME SSD as storage.

With the new 24H2 update the install media directly sends me to the select missing drivers screen

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  1. Sumit 1,246 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2024-10-07T02:22:54.81+00:00

    Hi,

    Is there a VMD option in BIOS? Please let me know if disabling it help.


  2. Wesley Li 11,275 Reputation points
    2024-10-15T01:57:32.33+00:00

    Hello

    The error occurred when we got the disk chosen UI, right?

    Check the PC BIOS option for any RAID configuration, it may need additional driver. Please check the device manuafacturer website for the disk driver. Then choose to install the driver manually.

    Of course, check the device manufacturer website for any guides of this machine model. Especially for the RAID related configuration. We may try to reset the BIOS settings if the default disk settings didn't get any raid configuration (VMD option). We could also try to ask for help from the device support, to..


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