Freshly installed windows 7 errors in device manager

[TODD90]

I have recently installed windows 7 sp1 after downloading I noticed i had no internet connection so I checked the device manager I have an exclamation mark on several things which are ethernet controller, network controller, pci memory controller, pci simple communications controller, sm bus controller, Universal Serial bus controller and usb serial bus controller. I don't have an optical drive so I can't place the drivers on a cd I have a asus maximus viii gene in the bios when I do place my usb it is detected but with windows 7 it is not all help is appreciated.

[kalniel]

-Try a different USB drive
-Uninstall USB drivers in device manager and let Win 7 reinitialise them
-Live boot a Windows or Linux OS from USB and use that to copy the required drivers over to your hard drive.

[TODD90]

Just uninstalled not worked I've just reinstalled windows 7 still the same probably do you know if i create a partition on cmd using my usb can i then take it out and attempt to get the drivers from my other computer?

[MTyson93]

Hey Todd90,

Providing your new pc with the maximus mobo is all running, the best thing is to download all your drivers onto the usb then plug that into your new machine and install them all.
I had this issue with my motherboard as it is a non standard NIC so windows doesnt have the drivers.

Also i expect it is missing usb 3 drivers, so best to use a usb 2.0 port if you have one.

[TODD90]

Its a struggle no usb 2.0 ports but my keyboard and mouse are working fine

[MTyson93]

Yeah the keyboard and mouse will work with win7 normal drivers, unfortunately much like my board the maximus has different drivers needed for the NIC and other connections on the mobo.

Its a bit of a difficult one unless you want to take the disk out and connect it in a caddy then copy the files onto it that way?

[TODD90]

I think i'll attempt that it was easier building the pc than this

[kalniel]

Just uninstalled not worked I've just reinstalled windows 7 still the same probably do you know if i create a partition on cmd using my usb can i then take it out and attempt to get the drivers from my other computer?

Yes - this is similar to my boot from USB option.

[KeyboardDemon]

Your mobo has 4x USB 2.0, ports you shouldn't have any trouble using these. Here's an extract taken from the Tweaktown review of your mobo:

The IO panel features only 4x USB 2.0 ports (the lowest one below the PS/2 connector is for USB BIOS Flashback), PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse, BIOS Flashback button, Display Port, HDMI port, 1x USB 3.1 Type-C, 1x USB 3.1 Type-A, 2x USB 3.0, RJ-45 1GBit NIC port, and TOSLINK connector with gold plated audio jacks. Some people might be a little surprised to see so few USB 3.0 ports on the back panel, and ASUS could have added a few more. However, I believe that ASUS designed this board to be kind of like a barebones overclocker, and overclockers prefer chipset IO to hubs and controllers, and in that regard the USB 2.0 count on the IO panel becomes more acceptable.