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Fix "A CD/DVD drive device driver is missing" during Windows 7 Installation

One of the classic error I always get since windows 7 release is "A CD/DVD drive device driver is missing". If you have a driver floppy disk,CD,DVD or USB Flash Drive, please insert it now.  Solution: Disable USB 3.0 on BIOS -Enter BIOS and look for USB 3.0 setting. -Select Disable or if disable option is not available select Auto. IF you are using DVD to Install Windows 7 This error pop-out when you have faulty Windows 7 installation DVD. You need to create new Installation disk (Using new DVD). Faulty Windows 7 installation disk could be your DVD disk or DVD drive faulty. The best way is to create a bootable USB installation disk. IF you can't disable USB 3.0 If your computer BIOS does not have an option to change the USB 3.0 setting, you need to integrate the USB 3.0 driver into your windows 7 installation disk. You can obtain USB 3.0 drivers from your computer manufacturer download page. The most common USB 3.0 port used on current computer and laptop is Intel USB 3.0...

How to Enable AHCI Mode After Installing Windows

After Windows installation, you can't easily enable AHCI mode from IDE mode. You will notice that your computer will not boot. You will get a message saying "Boot device not found" or end up with Blue Screen - BSOD. What you actually need to do is change the Mode into AHCI first before installing Windows. Don't worry, here is how to enable AHCI mode after windows installation. 1. Boot to Windows using IDE mode. (Do not use AHCI mode). 2. Open registry editor (type regedit on search bar and press enter to open it) 3. Expand the list HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE / SYSTEM / CurrentControlset / Services. 4. Look for msahci, click on it 5. Look at the right panel, right click on start and select modify. 6. In the value Data insert value 0 (zero) 7. Click OK, close registry editor then reboot. 8. Enter Bios Upon power on and now you can enable AHCI mode. The method above is a common steps I used (in Windows 7), however there is another way to do it and this steps works with Windows...

USB Drivers

INTRODUCTION: Most USB devices drivers automatically installed after you plug in on you PC. Most of use call it "Plug and Play". For example if you plug a USB mouse into your USB port windows automatically searching and install the appropriate driver. You will see a dialog box like this: But not all USB devices recognize by windows, you need to install the driver first before using it. STEP HOW TO INSTALL USB DRIVERS. 1. First identify what is your device model number/type name. For example you are using Verizon broadband modem UM150. 2. Go to the official download page and download the correct driver that match your USB device model. 3. Install it and allow few minutes for windows to fully updates and identify all components for the USB. Certain USB devices come with firmware CD and you just need to install it on your system. USB DRIVERS FOR USB FLASH DRIVE AND EXTERNAL STORAGE Windows already have the generic drivers for USB FLASH DRIVE and MEMORY CARD. Normally it is calle...

How to Stop Windows Keep Automatically Installing Drivers

Whenever you plug in a new device, or windows found a new hardware, Windows will detect and automatically install available in-box compatible drivers. It will also search the drivers on the web or via Windows Automatic Updates. The problem with this setting is whenever you uninstall a device from device manager, it will keep re-install it after reboot or after you select "scan for hardware changes". A very good reason to uninstall the current driver from device manager permanently is varies such as: 1. Windows install the default driver which does not work. When we uninstall it to install different drivers, it will re-install the previous drivers before we able to install the other driver. 2. The default driver version which windows keep installing is newer then the version we want to use, so windows will prompt "the current driver version is newer than this package". 1 : OPEN GROUP POLICY EDITOR Click start and on the search box type gpedit.msc and press enter. Thi...

Downgrade Windows 8 based PC to Windows 7

Most Windows 8 base PC such as HP Envy 15 notebook require BIOS/UEFI setup before you can downgrade it to Windows 7. Before we start I would like to point out important points: For this tutorial : We use Internal DVD/CD- ROM as install disk. (change it base on your boot disk such as flash drive or external DVD/CD-ROM).  I strongly recommend to use Windows 7 SP1 because it is more stable and fix some bugs like remove pop-up notification about secure boot. 1.First step We need to access UEFI BIOS, here is how: UEFI Firmware Setting on Windows 8 Press the Windows key + C, or swipe in from the right edge of the screen to open your Charms.  Click Settings. Click Change PC Settings. In PC Settings, select General.  Scroll down to the bottom and Under Advanced startup, click Restart now.  In the boot menu, select Troubleshoot.  In the Troubleshoot menu, select Advanced options.  In the Advanced options menu, select UEFI Firmware Settings.  Click Resta...

4 Simple Steps to Clean a Laptop Screen

Cleaning your laptop screen or monitor is not hard since you can you your household products to do it. You don't have to buy a LCD cleaning products since 1. Turn off your laptop or LCD/LED Monitor : Remove any power source such as power chord to avoid the electricity flow. 2. Create Your own Cleaning Solution. You can simply use plain water, but it is better to mix it with organic solution such as vinegar. If you worried about the vinegar smell,  replace it with perfume . (I always use perfume, just make sure use a very small amount, you don't want to work with strong smell, trust me!). 3. Remove Dust by using Dry Lint and Brush. First just wipe your screen without solution, just use Lint, and then use paint brush to remove dust and clean the screens' edge. 3. Use Lint-Free Cloth or Your old T-shirt It does not really matter what type of household item your want to use to wipe the LCD or screen, just make sure it is smooth and do absorb water. Apply a small amount of water...

Acer Conexant Audio Drivers For Windows 7

When Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8/8.1 is available, Acer use Realtek Audio devices for their notebook products. Few years back, Conexant was one of the popular audio devices for Acer model which released During Windows XP era.Unlike Realtek, conexant does not provides specific driver updates on their support site. There is different method to install the audio in windows 7, here is an example for Acer aspire 1690 and Aspire 3600 conexant audio driver installation: Before proceed with driver  installation, just try this drivers first: 1. Conexant_acer_win7 : Download 2. Since the signature is AC97, give a try with realtek AC97 drivers : Download Link Install by right click and select run as admin. Method 1 : Edit the inf file. I already write a brief instruction about this for universal notebook driver conexant audio installation. You can read here for the installation with pictures. Method 2: Compatibility 1. Download your original Windows XP Drivers. Conexant Version : 6...

Acer Conexant Audio Drivers For Windows 7

When Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8/8.1 is available, Acer use Realtek Audio devices for their notebook products. Few years back, Conexant was one of the popular audio devices for Acer model which released During Windows XP era.Unlike Realtek, conexant does not provides specific driver updates on their support site. There is different method to install the audio in windows 7, here is an example for Acer aspire 1690 and Aspire 3600 conexant audio driver installation: Before proceed with driver  installation, just try this drivers first: 1. Conexant_acer_win7 : Download 2. Since the signature is AC97, give a try with realtek AC97 drivers : Download Link Install by right click and select run as admin. Method 1 : Edit the inf file. I already write a brief instruction about this for universal notebook driver conexant audio installation. You can read here for the installation with pictures. Method 2: Compatibility 1. Download your original Windows XP Drivers. Conexant Version : 6...

How To Check Your Drivers Version

You can easily identify what driver version you have by looking at the specific driver properties. You can access the driver properties via Device Manager which available on all Windows Operating System. For this example I will show how to check the graphic driver version: 1. First you need to open device manager 2. Next right click on any devices you want, then select properties. 3. After that click on the Driver Tab and you will see the Driver Version will show what driver version currently installed for your graphic. You can also identify the driver provider and driver dates. Digital Signer will show wither your driver is digitally signed or not. Chipset Driver Version: Certain devices not directly named as it should be such chipset is nowhere listed on the device manager. The chipset is categorize under system device, here is example Intel chipset 6 series:

Automatically Update Your Drivers For Free

Finding the right and latest drivers could be a hassle, sometimes your laptop/computers manufacturer does not provide the latest drivers for certain operating system. Now Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 already on the market. If your computer released during windows Vista or Windows 7 era, there are high chances that your manufacturer no longer provide drivers support for the Latest Operating System. So, to deal with this situation you can use automatic drivers detection which provided by the manufacturer itself. All this tools only require Internet Connection. Official Drivers Detection Tools 1. Intel Driver Update Utility - A very convenient utility provided by Intel to keep your system up-to-date. It not only detect Intel devices, but other updates that relevant to your computer. Just click "Check your system for Updates" and it will display which driver you need to download and install. 2. AMD Driver Autodetect - This tools provided by AMD and available for AMD/ATI graphics p...

In Order to Configure TCP/IP You Must Install and Enable a Network Adapter Card

The error " In Order to Configure TCP/IP You Must Install and Enable a Network Adapter Card" occur because wrong network driver installed on your PC. This issue is common if you are using Intel Gigabit Network Adapter and it may happen for other LAN/Ethernet Controller such as Realtek or Broadcom. This error will appear whenever you try to: Change IP Address Change DNS Server If you have this problem (like my friend who asking me about this today) you can solve it by using the following steps: 1. Download the right drivers for you Network adapter. If you are using Intel network adapter you can download the latest drivers from here: https://downloadcenter.intel.com/SearchResult.aspx?lang=eng&ProdId=3024 Just select the drivers base on your operating system (Windows XP/Vista/7 or 8 or others). or You can also let intel automatically detect the best drivers for you: Link: http://www.intel.com/p/en_US/support/detect 2. Next step is to uninstall the current drivers, go to devi...

SOLVED : In Order to Configure TCP/IP You Must Install and Enable a Network Adapter Card

The error " In Order to Configure TCP/IP You Must Install and Enable a Network Adapter Card" occur because wrong network driver installed on your PC. This issue is common if you are using Intel Gigabit Network Adapter and it may happen for other LAN/Ethernet Controller such as Realtek or Broadcom. This error will appear whenever you try to: Change IP Address Change DNS Server If you have this problem (like my friend who asking me about this today) you can solve it by using the following steps: 1. Download the right drivers for you Network adapter. If you are using Intel network adapter you can download the latest drivers from here: https://downloadcenter.intel.com/SearchResult.aspx?lang=eng&ProdId=3024 Just select the drivers base on your operating system (Windows XP/Vista/7 or 8 or others). or You can also let intel automatically detect the best drivers for you: Link: http://www.intel.com/p/en_US/support/detect 2. Next step is to uninstall the current drivers, go to devi...

How to Disable Driver Signing Enforcement in Windows 8

Windows will prevent users to install drivers without digital signature so to enable drivers without signature installation you need to disable driver signing enforcement. STEP 1 1. Press Windows key + R, when the "run" box appear type: shutdown.exe /r /o /f /t 00 STEP 2 2. Before it restart, a start up setting screen will appear. Make the following selection: Troubleshoot — Advanced options — Start Up Settings — Restart STEP 3 3. Select " Disable driver signature enforcement" after reboot.

HP Wireless Assistant for Windows 8

HP Wireless Assistant for windows 8: HP Utility normally is OS independent means that it will install on any OS. The most use HP Wireless assistant for windows 8 is: Version 3.50.12.1 Compatibility: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, (*Windows 8 compatible) Download link (If failed change the compatibility mode for windows 7 for both installation and application setting) Before Upgrade to windows 8 This issue refer to Upgrading windows 7 to windows8 and not fresh Install. Windows 8Uninstall HP Wireless Assistant in windows 7 because there are possibility it will not work in windows 8. The problem is after upgrading you will not able to turn on or off your wireless using HP wireless assistant. If you already upgrade and having problem with wireless assistant you need to change the BIOS. Changing BIOS Setting To Default To fix HP Wireless Assistant: To set the BIOS to default you need to restart you laptop and press F10 on the post screen. The F button may differ across model, sometim...

Intel® WiFi Link 5100/5300 Drivers

Compatibility: Windows XP Windows Vista Windows 7 Windows 8 Windows 8.1 Applies for: Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N + WiMAX 6250 Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N 6200 Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N 6205 Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N 6205 For Desktop Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N 6230 Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N 6235 Intel® Centrino® Ultimate-N 6300 Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N + WiMAX 6150 Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 100 Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 1000 Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 1030 Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 105 Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 130 Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 135 Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 2200 Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 2200 For Desktop Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 223...

No sound after Windows Update and Upgrade

Windows updates and Windows upgrade sometimes may mess up with earlier driver configuration for your audio. Updates and Upgrade normally installed a newer driver, update the driver to the latest version that they think best for your system or re-configure the audio configuration and setting. So what to do if this happen? First Step Make sure you have installed the audio driver first. You can obtain the driver from the manufacture site. Example, if you have HP laptop you can go to http://h20180.www2.hp.com and select support from the menu. Navigate through each option available to look for your model and download the necessary driver. What if there are no driver for my audio in the manufacture site? Post your laptop model in the comment section and I'll give the download link for your audio driver. I already install audio driver but resulting in error Normally this refer to compatibility issue, sometimes manufacture only release drivers for certain Operating System. What i would su...

How to check Windows 32-bit or 64-bit

Checking windows version is important especially to locate the right driver, not all drivers packed for both 32-bit and 64-bit. (click the picture to enlarge) Windows 7/Vista : 1. click start 2. Right click on computer and select properties. 3. A windows will appear. In the picture below you can see the operating system is 64-bit. it will state 32-bit operating system is your operating system is 32-bit. This snapshot is taken from my desktop properties Windows XP. 1. Click start - right click on MY COMPUTER select PROPERTIES. 2. A window will open. Under the system you will see the operating system 32-bit or 64-bit.

Windows 7 - CSR Bluetooth Driver Problem

I open this post to lead further discussion and add several tutorial for solving problem about csr. Here is several solution, references and drivers available for now. You may help others by sharing information here. A. MANUALLY INSTALL CSR DRIVER IN WINDOWS 7. B. LIST OF CSR DRIVER C. INSTALL IN COMPATIBILITY MODE A. MANUALLY INSTALL CSR DRIVER IN WINDOWS 7. SOME NOTE: 1. Open device manager and under the OTHER DEVICES you will see yellow exclamation mark on the: CSR_BTPORT_01 This refer to your bluetooth where (CSR BT = bluetooth PORT = port) simply mean CSR BLUETOOTH PORT. 2. The second device was "CSR BlueCore Nanosira" under "Universal Serial Bus controllers"and normally installed Cambridge Silicon Radio Limited. Whenever a devices doesn't have any yellow exclamation mark, windows will recognize the device installed and working properly. SOLUTION: Change the CSR Bluecore Nanosira to Generic Bluetooth Driver 1. Look for "CSR BlueCore Nanosira" unde...

Compa Presario V3000 Co-processor and Unknow device

I got an email asking for 2 devices missing in windows 7. So, what are the driver and how to fix it: Image from the device manager: For the coprocessor you need to install Nvidia Chipset driver:  Nvidia 15.49 WHQL for Windows Vista and Windows 7 Download For X64 (64-bit windows 7) : Download For the unknown device normally it refer to the Quicklaunch button, download here: ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp45001-45500/sp45058.exe If you still have problems, leave your comments

ERROR CODE 43 General Solutions

ERROR CODE 43: Microsoft describe that this error happen because "One of the drivers controlling the device notified the operating system that the device failed in some manner. " There are several way to solve this problem, and from my opinion this happen basically cause by the SOFTWARE or the HARDWARE. There is no specific reason why this happen, a mystery that cause us a headache to figure what cause this error. THE CAUSE: Theoretically, from the solution we may guess what the causes, such as dusty hardware, electrical overcharge on the component, faulty hardware or corrupted Windows file. This may happen on both the external or Internal hardware which is based on USB type hardware, such as Pendrive (USB storage), Card reader, USB Mouse and Keyboard, Webcam etc and it can happen on all windows operating system. IMPORTANT! -this post  for those who getting the ERROR CODE 43 Only!. SOLUTION: This solution is a compilation from my reading and experience, if you have a another ...