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Windows installer can't find my NVMe drive. Do I need ASRock 4Core1600P35-WiFi Bios?

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Accepted solution by Tariq Ekström — oof make sure the install media is recent. older media may lack drivers for newer controllers; the Media Creation Tool makes current…
  1. Nadia R.
    @quartzworks

    not gonna lie this is driving me nuts i wanted to do removing bloatware on my work laptop. Made a Windows USB stick, booted it, clicked through to teh disk selection screen and got this:

    Reboot and Select proper Boot device

    Reboot and Select proper Boot device
or Insert Boot Media in selected Boot device and press a key

No bootable device -- insert boot disk and press any key

    no drives at all. the BIOS clearly shows the NVMe SSD with its correct model and size. ive remade the USB stick twice, someone mentioned i might need ASRock 4Core1600P35-WiFi Bios loaded during setup, but Ive never had to do that before and i have no idea which file to point the installer at... help me before i return a perfeclty good SSD.

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  2. Chen
    @chen_cobalt

    ok but is this a clean install on a wiped drive?

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  5. Tariq Ekström
    @tariqe587

    yeahhh +1 same here. make a backup before u touch the DNS, learned that the hard way hope that helps :)

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  6. Zane
    @threadnomad-3sw

    ok so if it still isn't visible, check teh drive is in a slot that spuports NVMe (not SATA-only M.2) and try another USB port for teh installer stick. hope that helps :)

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  7. Camila Silva
    @camila.silva

    ok so many newer laptops ship with Intel VMD (Volume Management Device) enabled, which hides the 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 lsited as "F6 driver" or "RST driver for Windows setup").

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  8. Kenji Sato
    @kenji_early

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

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  9. Chen
    @chen_cobalt

    spent two days on laptop and im still not done pls help 🙏

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  10. Luca Rahman
    @lrahman

    if the download is an EXE, many installers support extraction, e.g.. 😭 running it with -extractdrivers <folder> or a similar switch docmuented on the support page. otherwise, 7-Zip can often open it directly. hope that helps :)

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  11. Tariq Ekström
    @tariqe587
    Accepted solution

    oof make sure the install media is recent. older media may lack drivers for newer controllers; the Media Creation Tool makes current media. good luck man!

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  12. Greta Eriksen
    @gretae320

    hmm idk for a desktop where ull never use RAID, disabling VMD is honestly teh simplest long-term setup.

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  13. Greta Eriksen
    @gretae320

    oof honestly just reset the DNS and save yourself the pain. ok this thread just saved my weekend hope that helps :)

    it works on my machine™

    thinking

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  14. Nadia R.
    @quartzworks
    in reply to @tariqe587

    @tariqe587 dude disabled VMD in teh BIOS since its a clean install. Drive showed up straight away, no extra driver needed.

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