Thread: is Windows8 compatible with ASUS P5G-MX motherboard or not

> But the original message about media not being present is when I had a Flash Drive in a USB 3.0 port. It works fine during the boot, but once Windows Starts it wigs out. Of course, Windows 8 is supposed to have native support for USB 3.0. so it might be something else. But just make sure the install media is available, but it seems your media is not being seen.

I booted afresh from dvd and then from flash drive. it booted well, went to "loading files" etc, presented the language/ country screen, I clicked "install now" and then it shows that "dvd issue" message.

so, if usb 3.0 is problem, it should start with dvd. if dvd is problem it should start with flash drive. but yeah, if dvd as well usb 3.0 both are problem... then...

it does load several files up to that level, so I don't know why it starts having problem in reading further files on dvd/ flash in the middle.

Thanks.

> Are you making the DVD/Flash Drive from the download utility?

I have DVD burnt from downloaded ISO of w8 preview version. I have been trying that for last 6 months but didn't work. then I copied that to flash, first by making dvd bootable, and then by copying thru YUMI multiboot utility. didn't work.

Then I got "Windows 8 Enterprise Final Retail 32bit" ISO and copied that to flash using YUMI multiboot. that too is not working.

> It appears the latest drivers for that board are for Vista...

yeah, ASUS site doesn't even show any driver for w7 or w8. However, it is working well on w7 32 bit and 64 bit.

so, it could be some issue with "why all my software and hardware not visible" because "vendors have not yet replied." ????

Thanks.
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This time, I shut my system down, then removed the power harness from the 40 GB hdd on which my w7-64 bit is installed.

That left only the 1TB new, almost empty hard disk that has no o.s. Its C: is empty.

I booted with this. Now, w8 installer wudn't know what all were installed in previous w7 installation, and there was no w7 to upgrade to w8, so it has to be a fresh install option. I had booted from flash having multiboot.

Still, the same "A media player is missing message came".

Then, I removed flash from front usb port and put that in rear USB port and rebooted, to see whether that usb 3.0 problem is there. it booted and went upto that exact point, and the same "media problem" message appeared.

so, that message and halt is invariant, whatever I do.

:-( hope it was more explicit in telling the solution.

Thanks.

The USB 3.0 thing is probably not relevant for your board. But perhaps some other driver is. Since you have used both DVD and Flash drives, it would seem one of those would have drivers in Windows 8 for your devices...just not sure. Have you checked for any Bios updates for the board?

You can install Windows 8 upgrade, for testing, without a prior OS...it just won't activate.

If you are installing to a separate partition, you probably don't have to uninstall anything. I installed to a clean hard drive with the sacrificial OS on another drive.

If you are using the Download for the upgrade, let it make the flash drive, or DVD.