Trying to install windows 7 on my m17x.

I keep getting this messege. A required cd/dvd device driver is missing. if you have a driver floppy disk, cd, dvd, or usb flash drive, please insert it now.
i tried every raid driver i could find on the net. i had this problem with vista 2 years ago and i solved the problem. But no luck with W7.
anyone have any idea where i can find these drivers at?

 

Please tell me what Windows 7 Installation DVD you are using. Is it official? Is it the dell one, a consumer one, a student/faculty dvd? Is it copied or the original?

I'm almost positive the issue will be solved by using a genuine Windows 7 installation cd.

 

I recently had the same issue. Once the offical windows 7 dvd boots - it launches the install program but after that it does not recognize the dvd drive. I got around it by booting from the internal drive and then switching to an external dvd drive. I was able to load Win 7 but I am still left with an internal dvd drive which does not work. (still looking for a solution)

 

I had the same issue but fixed it by extracting and copying the smart bay driver to a thumb drive and browsing to it when the message comes up and that took care of it!! hope this helps!!

 

It is occuring often with .iso W7's burned at high speed. Burning same .iso at x1 speed resolves problem. I never heard it occurs with W7 factory pressed DVD's.

I had that issue once with legal downloaded iso and after research I found it is burn speed sensitive indeed.

K.

 

from where did you get the driver? I believe from dell support, but on my case are 8 options and all are firmware.

Regards

 

Please help, Last night I tried doing a custom install of Windows 7 to my Area 51 M17X-R1 laptop. After booting from the DVD it got stuck for an hour and a half on the "installing Windows". I shutdown the laptop and tried it again. After the second attempt, I got the blue screen saying that the PC must shutdown before serious damage is caused. Now when I start the PC, I have to select windows vista startup or rollback. I select the windows vista and everything boots up just fine.

I've had this computer since jan 09 with no serious issues. I would just like to upgrade to windows 7 64 bit from windows vista 32 bit so I can install the (8) 4x4 GB of ram I've purchased...

Please help, and thanks in advance

Not sure how much info you need, so here's all of it

AREA 51-M M17X
AREA-51 M17X 17" WUXGA W/CAM BLK-RIP-PNT R1
AREA-51 M17X ACCESSORY SET BLACK-PNT
INTEL 2.80GHZ X9000 6M SCREENED M15-17
2 | ELPIDA 2GB DDR2 PC2-5300 SO-DIMM 667MHZ Y9540
M17X / M15X NVIDIA 9800M-GT2 512MB FOX
M17X THERMAL MODULE 3600GLM3 512MB AND GT2
BLACK BRACKET FOR F17GTX, F17GT2
M17X PRIMARY 12 CELL BATTERY-ACCESS
M17X PRIMARY 230W AC ADAPTER-ACCESS
M17X STANDARD KEYBOARD US
2 | SAMSUNG 250GB 7200RPM FFS SATA HDD
8X DVD+/-RW NEC AD-7590A
INTEL PRO WIRELESS 4965 A/B/G DRAFT-N MINI-CARD
INTEL MOBILE INTEGRATED HIGH-DEFINITION AUDIO
WINDOWS VISTA ULTIMATE SP1 COA
ALIENRESPAWN V2.0 FACTORY INSTALL
COMMAND CENTER FOR M17X
CYBERLINK YOUCAM WEBCAM APPLICATION
NERO 7 R5.9 DL
CYBERLINK POWERDVD BD 7.3 8CH BUILD
ALIENWARE DIGITAL DOWNLOAD STORE
M17X PRIMARY AC ADAPTER POWER CORD (US)-ACCESS
ELC RED MOBILES
RAID 0 STRIPING 2 DRIVES
POWER PLAN: HIGH PERFORMANCE
PERIPHERALS
VISTA ULTIMATE 32BIT SP1 X86 REC DVD 3.0
F17 - AREA-51 M17X SUPPORT CD
NERO 7 R5.9

 

Mac71,
Since you have a Area-51 M17X, you would probably receive better assistance for your system in the Alienware Area-51/Aurora and Legacy Systems subforum, where your previous thread is now located: http://forum.notebookreview.com/ali...te-windows-vista-32-bit-windows-7-64-bit.html

Good luck.

 

ok thanks. I was just trying different forums to get as much knowledge base as I could

 

Post deleted as was not relevant after re-reading... Sorry.