How to Fix (A Media Driver Your Computer Needs is Missing) on HP Proliant ML10v2 Server.

Fix a media driver your computer needs is missing. When you trying to install a Windows Server 2012 on your HP ProLiant ML10v2 this message issue during the installation process. The complete message is "A Media Driver Your Computer Needs is Missing. This could be a DVD, USB or Hard disk driver. If you have a CD, DVD, or USB flash drive with the driver on it, please insert it now.  Note: if the installation media for windows is in the DVD drive or on a USB drive, you can safely remove it fro this step". Although this guide has been tested on HP Proliant ML10v2, but you can still use this method to solve the same issue at the other computer or laptop.

So, the windows installation process will stop at this step. Although all system work fine and there is no problem occurred. Ok, if you have the same problem with me when installing Windows Server 2012 on your HP Proliant ML10v2 server you can follow this guide below to solve it.

Resolve this issue.

There are 4 suggestions to resolve this issue recommended by Microsoft, you can select one of the following methods below;

1. You can update the BIOS firmware on your computer server for your DVD drive. 
2. Try to burn the installation DVD at a slower speed.
3. You can use a better quality DVD to create the Windows installation DVD.
4. Use Rufus to create a bootable USB flash drive, and then use the USB flash drive to install Windows on your computer server.

Below you can follow step by step to solve the issue.

Using Rufus to create bootable USB Flash drive.

1. To create a bootable USB flash drive you need the following file on your computer first.
• Rufus.
• Windows server 2012 ISO Image 
2. You can read more instruction about how to create bootable USB flash drive from here

Boot HP Proliant ML10v2 Server From USB Flash Drive.

On the next step, yu must boot HP Proliant ML10v2 server from USB flash drive, in order to install windows OS from this USB stick previously create using Rufus.

1. Turn on your computer Server.
2. Then enter to BIOS setting by press F9 on your keyboard during Post booting.
3. Once you enter BIOS setting, navigate the menu using arrow keyboard button.
4. Now, highlight standard Boot Order (IPL) then press enter.
5. At the next screen, you can highlight your USB flash drive (for example, IPL: 3 USB DriveKey), then press enter.
6. Now, select which order you want to apply to this USB flash drive. You must select 1 of 5 option available at this menu.
• Set the IPL Device Boot Order to 1
• Set the IPL Device Boot Order to 2
• Set the IPL Device Boot Order to 3
• Set the IPL Device Boot Order to 4
• Set the IPL Device Boot Order to 5

If you want your HP Proliant ML10v2 boot from the USB flash drive, you can select Set the IPL Device Boot Order to 1

Now, you can press F10 to save and exit the BIOS utility.

Finish, once your server boot at the first time it will load USB flash drive content.

Install Windows Server 2012 on HP Proliant ML10v2.

Now, it's time to install windows server 2012 on your HP Proliant ML10v2 server. For more instruction how to install it you can visit this page.

And now you no longer see A Media Driver Your Computer Needs is Missing during windows server installation process.

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