As most of you know, Windows 7 does not have built in USB 3.0 drivers, so normally you can’t install Windows 7 from a USB drive if it is connected to a USB 3.0 port, and your fast USB 3.0 thumb drive has to install at slow 2.0 speeds. However I have figured out how to solve that problem.
Create a directory anywhere named “winpe” and inside of this directory create a directory named usb3 and another directory named mount.
Download the USB 3.0 driver. You can obtain it here:
EDIT: I can’t post links yet, sorry. Just go to the gigabyte website and look for the USB 3.0 driver for any of their motherboards. I would post the links to VIA, TI, etc but alas I cannot post links
Although that driver is provided by Gigabyte for their motherboards, it should work on pretty much any motherboard or USB card based on Renesas/NEC. It works fine on my MSI p67a-g45. The reason I picked the Gigabyte driver is because it is the only one I can find that doesn’t stick the drivers inside of an installshield package.