Skylake Win7 USB DVD

[Shula 7]

I understand Skylake doesn't support Win7 installation from a USB stick. Can I install from a DVD ROM without adding USB drivers to the DVD?

 

[captaincharisma]

it its true then no. all you are doing is putting the same copy of windows 7 you had on a USB drive and putting it on a DVD instead

 

[royalcrown]

If you have an internally connected DVD drive (ide or sata) it wouldn't need USB drivers, but IDK if it will install on Skylake or not. I don't have Skylake to test it out.

An external DVD will need drives just like a thumbdrive AFAIK.

 

[captaincharisma]

it has nothing to do with the media you install it on. you download a copy of windows 7 from wherever and you can either install it on a USB drive or DVD drive. there are no specific copies of windows 7 for dvd or usb drives

 

[Supernova1138]

The reason Skylake has problems with Windows 7 is because they removed the EHCI protocol from the USB controllers and only support xHCI from here on out. Windows 7 does not have any xHCI drivers by default, so they need to be slipstreamed onto the image if you're installing it through a USB stick. If you have a SATA DVD drive and install from the DVD, it should work fine, provided you have a PS2 mouse or keyboard, USB mice and keyboards won't work until the xHCI driver is installed, which would be included on the motherboard's driver DVD.

 

[Shula 7]

If you have an internally connected DVD drive (ide or sata) it wouldn't need USB drivers, but IDK if it will install on Skylake or not. I don't have Skylake to test it out.

An external DVD will need drives just like a thumbdrive AFAIK.

The reason Skylake has problems with Windows 7 is because they removed the EHCI protocol from the USB controllers and only support xHCI from here on out. Windows 7 does not have any xHCI drivers by default, so they need to be slipstreamed onto the image if you're installing it through a USB stick. If you have a SATA DVD drive and install from the DVD, it should work fine, provided you have a PS2 mouse or keyboard, USB mice and keyboards won't work until the xHCI driver is installed, which would be included on the motherboard's driver DVD.

I have a PS2 port on my Z170 board and a PS2 mouse but not a PS2 keyboard. Do I actually need both to install Win 7 for Skylake? It seems to me I wouldn't get away with only a mouse...

 

[Supernova1138]

Yeah, you'd want to have a keyboard, it's possible to install without a mouse, but missing a keyboard might be a bit tricky if they want you to input a product key, though you could give it a try. Worst case, you might have to create a bootable USB and slipstream on the xHCI driver, or look at getting a USB to PS2 adapter to allow your keyboard to work.

 

[royalcrown]

You will likely need your KB plugged into the USB 2 port with legacy support enabled in the bios. Shouldn't be a problem because you don't have a PS2 KB.

My wife's new Skylake PC has a combination mouse kb PS2 port too, I wonder why those peices of crap are coming back.... (she just got it Tuesday).

 

[Shula 7]

You will likely need your KB plugged into the USB 2 port with legacy support enabled in the bios. Shouldn't be a problem because you don't have a PS2 KB.

My wife's new Skylake PC has a combination mouse kb PS2 port too, I wonder why those peices of crap are coming back.... (she just got it Tuesday).

I found the solution with the Windows USB Installation Tool
Gigabyte (Note) Support Intel 100 series motherboards.
OS: Windows 7 32bit,Windows 7 64bit.

It is the 2nd item in the utility download list at gigabyte.com. The first attempt blue screen. The 2nd attempt success. No PS2 keyboard or mouse was needed. Cheers!

 

[royalcrown]

Awesome 😀