I'm getting the same error on an Intelbras notebook.
I did a clean installation of Windows 8 trying to upgrade to 8.1 through store app and a try to directly install Windows 8.1 on a empty HD. Both failed with same error: DRIVER_VIOLATION
I did a clean installation of Windows 8 trying to upgrade to 8.1 through store app and a try to directly install Windows 8.1 on a empty HD. Both failed with same error: DRIVER_VIOLATION