Update the BIOS before installing Windows 7 on a Dell Optiplex 760

I tried installing Windows 7 Enterprise x64 on a Dell Optiplex 760.  I used the Windows Media.  The installation was so slow that I didn’t let it complete.  I tried a 32bit version and there was no difference.  I did some searching online and found a comment on Microsoft’s site that updating the BIOS should work.

I was using BIOS version A02.  Updating to the latest version (A08) worked.

I then had a problem where the Windows 7 installer couldn’t see the physical hard drives.  I went into the BIOS and changed the SATA mode from its default setting to something which I don’t currently remember and it worked.  Windows detected the disk drives.

I’ve seen talk about installing the drivers and the problem goes away, but that’s not practical in manual pre-installation.

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3 responses to “Update the BIOS before installing Windows 7 on a Dell Optiplex 760

  1. Also make sure the C State option is unticked (not enabled) under Performance within the BIOS.

  2. Pls i can’t finish my window 7 installion, because i had a message my driver not found. help me

  3. Pls i can’t finish my window 7 installation on my DELL pentium 4 because i had a message my driver not found. help me

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