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Enabling USB Ports for Windows® 7 Installation

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H110M Combo-G 3.3 Enabling USB Ports for Windows® 7 Installation Intel® Braswell and Skylake has removed their support for the Enhanced Host Controller Interface (EHCI - USB2.0) and only kept the eXtensible Host Controller Interface (XHCI - USB3.0). Due to that fact that XHCI is not included in the Windows 7 inbox drivers, users may ind it diicult to install Windows 7 operating system because the USB ports on their motherboard won't work. In order for the USB ports to function properly, please create a Windows® 7 installation disk with the Intel® USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller (xHCI) drivers packed into the ISO ile. Requirements • A Windows® 7 installation disk or USB drive • USB 3.0 drivers (included in the ASRock Support CD or website) • A Windows® PC • Win7 USB Patcher (included in the ASRock Support CD or website) Scenarios You have an ODD and PS/2 ports: If there is an optical disc drive, PS/2 ports and PS/2 Keyboard or mouse on your computer, you can skip the instructions below and go ahead to install Windows® 7 OS. You only have an ODD (For Intel Skylake platforms only): If there is an optical disc drive but no PS/2 ports on your computer, please enable the "PS/2 Simulator" option in UEFI SETUP UTILITY > Advanced > USB Coniguration, which allows the USB port to function as a PS/2 port, and then you can install the Windows® 7 OS. Please set PS/2 Simulator back to disabled after the installation. You've got nothing: If you do not have an optical disc drive, please ind another computer and follow the instructions below to create a new ISO ile with the "Win7 USB Patcher". hen use the new patched Windows® 7 installation USB drive to install Windows® 7 OS. 33 English

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English
H110M Combo-G
3.3 Enabling USB Ports for Windows® 7 Installation
Intel® Braswell and Skylake has removed their support for the Enhanced ³ost
Controller Interface (E³CI – USB2.0) and only kept the eXtensible ³ost Controller
Interface (X³CI – USB3.0). Due to that fact that X³CI is not included in the
Windows 7 inbox drivers, users may ±nd it di²cult to install Windows 7 operating
system because the USB ports on their motherboard won’t work. In order for the
USB ports to function properly, please create a Windows® 7 installation disk with
the Intel® USB 3.0 eXtensible ³ost Controller (x³CI) drivers packed into the ISO
±le.
Requirements
A Windows® 7 installation disk or USB drive
USB 3.0 drivers (included in the ASRock Support CD or website)
A Windows® PC
Win7 USB Patcher (included in the ASRock Support CD or website)
Scenarios
You have an ODD and PS/2 ports:
If there is an optical disc drive, PS/2 ports and PS/2 Keyboard or mouse on your computer,
you can skip the instructions below and go ahead to install Windows® 7 OS.
You only have an ODD
(³or ±ntel Skylake platforms only)
:
If there is an optical disc drive but no PS/2 ports on your computer, please enable the “PS/2
Simulator” option in
UE³± SE²UP U²±L±²Y > Advanced > USB ConIguration
, which
allows the USB port to function as a PS/2 port, and then you can install the Windows® 7 OS.
Please set PS/
2
Simulator back to disabled after the installation.
You’ve got nothing:
If you do not have an optical disc drive, please ±nd another computer and follow the
instructions below to create a new ISO ±le with the “Win7 USB Patcher”. Hen use the new
patched Windows® 7 installation USB drive to install Windows® 7 OS.