08-13-2015 03:08 AM - last edited on 03-06-2024 01:36 AM by ROGBot
08-13-2015 06:29 AM
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08-13-2015 06:59 AM
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08-19-2015 07:58 AM
Desmond86 wrote:
Hello, where do I get ASUS EZ Installer? I don't have a DVD drive so can't use the ASUS support DVD.
ASRock offers a similar software that could be used, but I rather use ASUS EZ Installer.
Why didn't you put it on your website for download like they did for their Motherboards?
http://www.asrock.com/microsite/Win7Install/index.html
ftp://europe.asrock.com/Utility/UsbPatcher/UsbPatcher(v1.0.6).zip
08-19-2015 02:24 PM
08-19-2015 02:42 PM
Preparing the USB Stick for UEFI
Check if the file 'BOOTX64.EFI' via the path \EFI\BOOT\ is available on the stick.
If this is not the case, you can copy the file to the stick by using one of the two methods below:
If access to the stick is via a UEFI-enabled computer with a Windows 7 (or higher) x64, the Bootloader can be copied and renamed to the stick. You can do this on the system partition under:
C:\Windows\Boot\EFI for the file bootmgfw.efi
Copy it to the stick in the \EFI\BOOT\ folder and rename this file BOOTX64.EFI (notice the reverse order of efi and boot)
The file bootmgfw.efi can also be extracted from a Windows 7 (or higher) x64 - DVD. It is located in the 2.7 GByte large archive Install.wim in the subdirectory \sources. The archive can be extracted with an archiving program. This file is located in the subdirectory "1" of the archive at 1\Windows\Boot\EFI\.
08-19-2015 02:57 PM
Desmond86 wrote:
I remembered that I have a laptop lying around so I extracted the software from the DVD there.
I have uploaded it for others here: http://www.filedropper.com/asusezinstaller
Anyway, I noticed that your tool does not create a "EFI\Boot\bootx64.efi" file which is required for Windows 7 to boot on a UEFI PC. It is a bit stupid that your software does not create this file, thus not making the installation bootable.
I have uploaded the file here: http://www.filedropper.com/bootx64_1
Extract it and put it on the USB flash drive at "E:\efi\boot" or whatever drive letter your USB is mounted to.
The below method is the correct way to prepare USB stick, the file I uploaded is the file described below.
https://www.thomas-krenn.com/en/wiki/Creating_Windows_UEFI_Boot-Stick_in_Windows
I also tried the ASRock software but it does not work, it complains that path of driver folder is not valid, but there is not even any option to select the location of USB 3 driver.
By using ASUS EZ Installer and the Bootx64.efi file, you are ready to go.