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OS cannot be installed by a USB ODD connecting to USB3.0 port on motherboard

Q: I’ve found that I cannot install OS by a USB ODD connecting to USB3.0 port on motherboard. How can I solve this problem?

A: Connect USB ODD to an origin USB3.0 port of chipset. Load driver from below path after entering driver loading step.

Path: Chipset\Win7_8_8.1\Win7_8_8.1\Packages\Drivers\SBDrv\Bolton\USB30

Step one: Load XHCI driver from USB3.0 (Shown in Pic1, Pic2)

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Step two: After loading XHCI driver, a window shows ‘no new device can be found’ will popup (Shown in Pic3)

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Click OK and continue loading HUB driver of USB3.0 after click ‘OK’ (Shown in Pic4, Pic5)

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Step three: After loading XHCI driver and HUB driver, WIN7 can be installed smoothly. (Shown in Pic6)

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