Driver related issues after complete recovery.

Arroyo

Member
I'm selling my PC Specialist desktop due to upgrading. Last night I went through the process of recovering the PC and reinstalling Windows 10, which I'm guessing is the correct thing to do before reselling? However, upon restart, it got stuck in a restart loop with a warning that basically said Windows wasn't installed correctly.

I downloaded the install media tool on a separate computer, and proceeded to do a full reinstall of Windows via a USB. This worked. However, I noticed there was no WIFI or Realtek sound. Under 'Device Manager' I found three problem drivers with a yellow triangle and exclamation mark:

Network device
PCI device
SM BUS device

I located them under 'Devices and Printers'. I proceeded to reinstall the drivers but it says Windows can't find any drivers.
Noticing my WIFI was missing, as too my Realtek sound, and the fact the WIFI card is inserted in the PCI slot, I presumed that's what I was missing. I looked for the driver related to my card on Tenda, found it. I accessed the MOBO downloads through ASUS for the chipset, audio, etc, and unzipped, extracted the files and reinstalled them all.

Nothing. No WIFI, no Realtek and all three are showing as problem drivers still.

Other than that, the PC is fine, the graphics card is detected, it boots up, I can use the internet with an ethernet connection, I can install programs but those three drivers are missing. Can I sell the PC as it is whilst stating it will need driver updates due to having a full reinstall of Windows, and if they have issues, tell them to call into PC Specialist being as there is a year on the warranty still?

Sorry for the long post, I didn't know how to explain it without the detail. I've been searching everywhere on the internet, followed all the fixes other people had and nothing. I've given up after reinstalling the correct drivers and none of them work or even seem to be acknowledged as being installed.

My specs, if needed, are:

i5-8400
TUF H310M-PLUS GAMING
GeForce GTX1650 SUPER
16gb Ram
Samsung SSD 500GB
Corsair RM550x PSU
 

ubuysa

The BSOD Doctor
Immediately after a clean install of Windows you MUST run Windows Update repeatedly, even across reboots, until no more updates are found. Not only does this install all the latest stability and security updates, it also installs all the necessary drivers. Some third-party drivers and control software does have to be installed manually, if you don't know where to look for the latest versions of these drivers/control software you can find those drivers that were current at the time of your build in the downloads section of your account on the main PCS website.
 

Arroyo

Member
I did allow Windows to install all of its updates but those problem drivers were still present.

I will now attempt to install those files from PC Specialist. Thank you for pointing them out.
 

Bhuna50

Author Level
When you say you went through process of “recovering PC and installing Windows 10”. How exactly did you install windows.

Did you delete partitions and do a full CLEAN install or have you only used the recover option?


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Arroyo

Member
Hi ANDJEF796,

I followed these steps:

Start >Settings > Recovery > Reset this PC/Get Started

I then selected the option to completely wipe everything. After completion it cycled on that blue screen.

I downloaded the Windows 10 installation media from here: Download Windows 10 (microsoft.com) and loaded it onto a USB.

I put that USB in the problem PC and restarted it and accessed the UEFI. From there, I made the USB priority boot drive and it restarted and installed Windows 10 again.

Whilst making sure everything was tickety-boo, that was when I noticed those problem drivers. Hope that helps.
 

Arroyo

Member
Immediately after a clean install of Windows you MUST run Windows Update repeatedly, even across reboots, until no more updates are found. Not only does this install all the latest stability and security updates, it also installs all the necessary drivers. Some third-party drivers and control software does have to be installed manually, if you don't know where to look for the latest versions of these drivers/control software you can find those drivers that were current at the time of your build in the downloads section of your account on the main PCS website.
Hello,

Just finished. I installed all the updates like last time and also used your download recommendation. This worked and installed the WIFI driver so I could connect to a wireless network. However, I still had two driver issues. I noticed in the updates section, there's an option for additional updates. There were four altogether, three Intel and one Realtek... Installed them and everything working.

Thank you for your help.

By the way, is there an area on this forum where I'm allowed to advertise my PC for sale, or shall I stick to eBay?
 

ubuysa

The BSOD Doctor
Hello,

Just finished. I installed all the updates like last time and also used your download recommendation. This worked and installed the WIFI driver so I could connect to a wireless network. However, I still had two driver issues. I noticed in the updates section, there's an option for additional updates. There were four altogether, three Intel and one Realtek... Installed them and everything working.

Thank you for your help.

By the way, is there an area on this forum where I'm allowed to advertise my PC for sale, or shall I stick to eBay?
Glad you got it sorted. :)

I'm afraid it's against the forum rules to buy or sell anything on these forums, sorry.
 
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