diff --git a/builder/hyperv/common/step_mount_integration_services.go b/builder/hyperv/common/step_mount_integration_services.go
index 05eaf6dc8..66684ea63 100644
--- a/builder/hyperv/common/step_mount_integration_services.go
+++ b/builder/hyperv/common/step_mount_integration_services.go
@@ -6,20 +6,21 @@ package common
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"log"
-	"os"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/multistep"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/packer/packer"
 	powershell "github.com/mitchellh/packer/powershell"
+	"log"
+	"os"
 )
 
 type StepMountSecondaryDvdImages struct {
-	Files [] string
+	Files         []string
 	dvdProperties []DvdControllerProperties
+	generation    uint
 }
 
 type DvdControllerProperties struct {
-	ControllerNumber string
+	ControllerNumber   string
 	ControllerLocation string
 }
 
@@ -34,13 +35,13 @@ func (s *StepMountSecondaryDvdImages) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.St
 	// Will Windows assign DVD drives to A: and B: ?
 
 	// For IDE, there are only 2 controllers (0,1) with 2 locations each (0,1)
-	dvdProperties, err := s.mountFiles(vmName);
+	dvdProperties, err := s.mountFiles(vmName)
 	if err != nil {
 		state.Put("error", err)
 		ui.Error(err.Error())
 		return multistep.ActionHalt
 	}
-	
+
 	log.Println(fmt.Sprintf("Saving DVD properties %s DVDs", len(dvdProperties)))
 
 	state.Put("secondary.dvd.properties", dvdProperties)
@@ -52,7 +53,6 @@ func (s *StepMountSecondaryDvdImages) Cleanup(state multistep.StateBag) {
 
 }
 
-
 func (s *StepMountSecondaryDvdImages) mountFiles(vmName string) ([]DvdControllerProperties, error) {
 
 	var dvdProperties []DvdControllerProperties
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ func (s *StepMountSecondaryDvdImages) mountFiles(vmName string) ([]DvdController
 	return dvdProperties, nil
 }
 
-
 func (s *StepMountSecondaryDvdImages) addAndMountIntegrationServicesSetupDisk(vmName string) (DvdControllerProperties, error) {
 
 	isoPath := os.Getenv("WINDIR") + "\\system32\\vmguest.iso"
@@ -88,28 +87,41 @@ func (s *StepMountSecondaryDvdImages) addAndMountIntegrationServicesSetupDisk(vm
 	return properties, nil
 }
 
-
-
-
 func (s *StepMountSecondaryDvdImages) addAndMountDvdDisk(vmName string, isoPath string) (DvdControllerProperties, error) {
 
 	var properties DvdControllerProperties
 	var script powershell.ScriptBuilder
 	powershell := new(powershell.PowerShellCmd)
 
-	// get the controller number that the OS install disk is mounted on	
-	script.Reset()
-	script.WriteLine("param([string]$vmName)")
-	script.WriteLine("(Get-VMDvdDrive -VMName $vmName).ControllerNumber")
-	controllerNumber, err := powershell.Output(script.String(), vmName)
-	if err != nil {
-		return properties, err
+	controllerNumber := "0"
+	if s.generation < 2 {
+		// get the controller number that the OS install disk is mounted on
+		// generation 1 requires dvd to be added to ide controller, generation 2 uses scsi for dvd drives
+		script.Reset()
+		script.WriteLine("param([string]$vmName)")
+		script.WriteLine("$dvdDrives = (Get-VMDvdDrive -VMName $vmName)")
+		script.WriteLine("$lastControllerNumber = $dvdDrives | Sort-Object ControllerNumber | Select-Object -Last 1 | %{$_.ControllerNumber}")
+		script.WriteLine("if (!$lastControllerNumber) {")
+		script.WriteLine("	$lastControllerNumber = 0")
+		script.WriteLine("} elseif (!$lastControllerNumber -or ($dvdDrives | ?{ $_.ControllerNumber -eq $lastControllerNumber} | measure).count -gt 1) {")
+		script.WriteLine("	$lastControllerNumber += 1")
+		script.WriteLine("}")
+		script.WriteLine("$lastControllerNumber")
+		controllerNumber, err := powershell.Output(script.String(), vmName)
+		if err != nil {
+			return properties, err
+		}
+
+		if controllerNumber != "0" || controllerNumber != "1" {
+			//There are only 2 ide controllers, try to use the one the hdd is attached too
+			controllerNumber = "0"
+		}
 	}
 
 	script.Reset()
 	script.WriteLine("param([string]$vmName,[int]$controllerNumber)")
 	script.WriteLine("Add-VMDvdDrive -VMName $vmName -ControllerNumber $controllerNumber")
-	err = powershell.Run(script.String(), vmName, controllerNumber)
+	err := powershell.Run(script.String(), vmName, controllerNumber)
 	if err != nil {
 		return properties, err
 	}
@@ -133,7 +145,7 @@ func (s *StepMountSecondaryDvdImages) addAndMountDvdDisk(vmName string, isoPath
 		return properties, err
 	}
 
-	log.Println(fmt.Sprintf("ISO %s mounted on DVD controller %v, location %v",isoPath, controllerNumber, controllerLocation))
+	log.Println(fmt.Sprintf("ISO %s mounted on DVD controller %v, location %v", isoPath, controllerNumber, controllerLocation))
 
 	properties.ControllerNumber = controllerNumber
 	properties.ControllerLocation = controllerLocation
diff --git a/builder/hyperv/iso/builder.go b/builder/hyperv/iso/builder.go
index e1b2282f8..4955b733b 100644
--- a/builder/hyperv/iso/builder.go
+++ b/builder/hyperv/iso/builder.go
@@ -310,6 +310,7 @@ func (b *Builder) Run(ui packer.Ui, hook packer.Hook, cache packer.Cache) (packe
 
 		&hypervcommon.StepMountSecondaryDvdImages{
 			Files: b.config.SecondaryDvdImages,
+			generation: b.config.Generation,
 		},
 
 		&hypervcommon.StepRun{