Can Install Drivers To A Laptop With No Operating System
Jun 8, 2011
i was asked by a friend to have a look at his old laptop. It doesnt apper to have any drivers or OS installed at the moment (when you put in the windows 7 cd and asks you to pick a location to install it doesnt have anything there no hard drive detected)is it possible to get the drivers and install them first so i can then go and install windoes 7?
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