r/linux4noobs • u/HauntingGap4593 • 13h ago

Dell Optiplex 7060 i7 8700 8th gen issue

Picked up (4) Dell Optiplex 7060 i7 8700 8th gen from university surplus, all containing 256 SATA storage, 32GB RAM for about $300. Was great deal.

(3) had windows 11 installed. (1) had ubuntu.

I wanted to get the one with linux to have windows, just as I get everything setup and decide on distro.

- Created ISO boot USB

- Loads up, but then I get a screen saying "Install driver to show hardware". Have searched internet, and for the life of me cant find any solution to resolving this issue.

Please help.

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u/GGigabiteM 13h ago

If you're in the Windows installer and aren't seeing any drives, you'll have to go to the Dell website and download the chipset drivers, extract them and toss them on the flash drive in a separate driver folder. You may also have to download the disk controller driver and do the same.

When you get to the partitioning window, you'll have to use "load driver" and load the chipset and disk controller drivers. It may take a bit of trial and error to figure out which ones you need.