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load driver during setup: which inf do i pick from the asus package??

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Accepted solution by Ivan — if the download is an EXE, many installers support extraction, e.g 😅 running it with extractdrivers <folder or a similar switch…
  1. Zane Z.
    @zzhang

    ok weird one widnows setup cant see my SSD on a work laptop.

    The installer just shows an empty list and a "Load driver" button. i'm doing upgrading teh drive, so the drive is supposed to be wiped anyway. BIOS detects it fine. i read about Intel VMD and RST, and that some laptops need a storage driver at install time. Where do i get that driver and what do i do with it? what am i doing wrong??

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  2. Wren Ueda
    @uplink_sage

    wait is this a clean install on a wiped drive?

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  4. Theo G.
    @kerneltrace

    Many newer laptops ship with Intel VMD (Volume Management Device) enabled, which hides teh NVMe behind a controller that Windows setup has no inbox driver for. u need teh F6 / RST VMD driver from the PC makers support page (often listed as "F6 driver" or "RST driver for Windows setup").

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  5. Ivan
    @siliconpilot

    ok so extract teh package, copy the folder with the .inf, .sys and .cat files to teh install USB, then in setup click Load driver > Browse and select that folder... the VMD controller entry should appaer; install it and the drive shows up.

    printer saw i was in a hurry and chose violence

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  6. Ivan
    @siliconpilot
    in reply to @siliconpilot Accepted solution

    if the download is an EXE, many installers support extraction, e.g 😅 running it with -extractdrivers <folder> or a similar switch documented on the support page. Otherwise, 7-Zip can often open it directly. good luck man!

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  8. Zane Z.
    @zzhang
    in reply to @siliconpilot

    @siliconpilot dude extracted teh F6 driver, loaded it during setup, and the NVMe appeared immediately. Windows installed fine. Thank u so much! cant believe it was that simple lol

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