Using laptop HP OMEN 17 with Windows 7 (64)

[AlexGin]

Hello, HP Community!

I bought laptop HP OMEN 17-an051ur (2HP09EA#ACB) with preinstalled OS Windows 10 Home.

But this OS is not satisfactorily for my tasks. I want to install Windows 7 (64) Ultimate.

Can I download drivers, utilites and other software for installing the Windows 7 (64) OS?

What technical problems may occur during installing the Windows 7 (64) on this machine?

Thank you, for support!

Sorry (my poor English).

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Hi:

Intel did not develop any W7, W8, or W8.1 graphics drivers for PC's with the 7th generation core processors and Kaby Lake chipsets.

While some folks have been able to modify a W10 Intel graphics driver to work on W7, there is no guarantee you would be able to do the same thing.

But other than that, you should be able to find drivers for the rest of the hardware from other HP notebooks with the Skylake chipsets that have W7 drivers, and you would need to get the nVidia graphics driver directly from nVidia.

[AlexGin]

Hi!

Now I downloaded NVIDIA drivers - from NVIDIA driver's repository:

https://www.geforce.com/drivers/results/118512

Where I can find other drivers for other hardware of my laptop?

Is actual using the Intel-graphics (if I not have drivers for it) - if in this machine exist the graphics NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050?

I not need to economy of accumulators - laptop intend use as a additional computer at home. 

And additional question: if I intend to install Windows 10 (64) Professional, can I find drivers for my laptop (for W10-64)?

Where I can search drivers for Windows 10 (64) Professinal?

Thank you!

[Paul_Tikkanen]

You're very welcome.

Your best bet would be to try the W7 x64 drivers and software from the 15t-ay000 (except the BIOS and firmware files).

https://support.hp.com/us-en/drivers/selfservice/hp-15-ay000-notebook-pc-series/10862300/model/11528...

Unfortunately, unless the Intel graphics driver is installed, the nVidia graphics won't work.

Here is a discussion for what one guy did to modify the W10 driver to work on W7.  You may want to try the process with the same driver that person used.

https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Notebook-Video-Display-and-Touch/Windows-7-VGA-drivers-Probook-450-G4/...

You would also need the Intel USB3 drivers.

https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/22824/Intel-USB-3-0-eXtensible-Host-Controller-Driver-for-...

I would also probably use the latest Intel chipset driver directly from Intel, since it is newer than the one posted on the ay000 support page.

https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/20775/Intel-Chipset-Device-Software-INF-Update-Utility-?pr...

For W10 Pro, you can use the same drivers on the Omen support page.  They will work on either version of W10.

[AlexGin]

Thank you, very much, dear mr. Paul Tikkanen!

I downloaded files (drivers and utilites) for 15t-ay000.

And I have downloaded drivers from Intel and NVIDIA.

After downloading, I start install the Windows 7.

By the way, I solve the poblem: how to boot my laptop from DVD or USB-flash device with W7 Installer.

I read this document:

https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c04784866

Problem with boot W7 Installer solved, after switch OFF (disable) secure boot option.

After this, I go to the screen of boot select (ESC and F9). This action was performed after I save all settings (prepared previously in BIOS setup).

New  big problem:

After boot W7 Installer, and show starting screen, during install W7 I can see this BSOD:

A problem has been detected and Windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer.

...

The BIOS in this system is not fully ACPI compliant. Please contact your system vendor for an updated BIOS.

Technical information:

*** STOP: 0x000000A5 (0x00000011, 0x00000008, 0x88372700, 0x20160422) 

This BSOD show many times: every time, when I try to start W7 Installer!

I start W7 Installer from DVD (more then one DVD) and USB-flash device, and always I can see BSOD with this message!

This laptop - is a new computer with new BIOS. And advise: "to install new version of BIOS" - is not relevant.

Can I solve this new problem?

Is this problem fatal, or have solution?

Thank you. 

[Paul_Tikkanen]

You're very welcome.

Unfortunately, I wouldn't have any idea how to fix that issue, but other forum members seem to have had that problem on other notebooks.

Take a look at this discussion, and see if any of the suggestions there are of help to you.

https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Notebook-Boot-and-Lockup/The-BIOS-in-this-system-is-Not-Fully-ACPI-Com...

[AlexGin]

Hello, dear mr. Paul Tikkanen!

My opinion:

In the machine HP OMEN 17-an051ur (2HP09EA) use the SSD with the NVM Express interface:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NVM_Express 

This interface (and ACPI specification for it), is not supported in the install-pack with Win7-64-SP1.

All updates, intend to support NVMe in the W7, downloading during OS already installed (and boot in work mode).

At the installaion-time, this drivers are not ready. It's a cause of this problem.

Can I try to solve this? 

This way:

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000023888/memory-and-storage.html

is relevant for my case?

Or stop researching (for using W7), and to start install W10 Pro?

Thank you. 

[CF4]

Hi

I commend the answers given by Paul, as usual they are comprehensive and coherent.

Perhaps if you try Virtual Box and run W10 with W7 inside the box, then IF it becomes stable consider DUAL booting W10 and W7 side by side.

So you have a working PC to experiment with, and hopefully clear W10 altogether.

[Paul_Tikkanen · Accepted solution]

Hi:

I would just use W10 Pro for which the PC was designed.

Unfortunately, I have zero experience troubleshooting odd issues like what you are experiencing.

I have always been able to install Windows on any PC I wanted without errors or problems.

[AlexGin]

Hello, dear mr. Paul Tikkanen!

Now, I instelled the W10 Pro OS.

Process of installing this OS passed successfully, without problems.

Thank you for support!