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Enabling USB Ports for Windows® 7 Installation
Intel® Braswell and Skylake has removed their support for the Enhanced Host
Controller Interface (EHCI – USB2.0) and only kept the eXtensible Host Controller
Interface (XHCI – USB3.0). Due to that fact that XHCI is not included in the
Windows 7 inbox drivers, users may find it difficult to install Windows 7 operating
system because the USB ports on their motherboard won’t work. In order for the
USB ports to function properly, please create a Windows® 7 installation disk with
the Intel® USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller (xHCI) drivers packed into the ISO
file.
Requirements
•
A Windows® 7 installation disk or USB drive
•
A Windows® PC
•
Win7 USB Patcher (included in the ASRock Support CD or downloaded from
website)
Scenarios
You have an ODD and PS/2 ports:
If there is an optical disc drive, PS/2 ports and PS/2 Keyboard or mouse on your computer,
you can skip the instructions below and go ahead to install Windows® 7 OS.
You only have an ODD
(For Intel Skylake platforms only)
:
If there is an optical disc drive but no PS/2 ports on your computer, please enable the “PS/2
Simulator” option in
UEFI SETUP UTILITY > Advanced > USB Configuration
, which
allows the USB port to function as a PS/2 port, and then you can install the Windows® 7
OS. Please set PS/S Simulator back to disabled after the installation.
You’ve got nothing:
If you do not have an optical disc drive, please find another computer and follow the
instructions below to create a new ISO file with the “Win7 USB Patcher”. Then use the new
patched Windows® 7 installation USB drive to install Windows® 7 OS.
